Biology:Gymnopleurus parvus

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Gymnopleurus parvus
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G. parvus
Binomial name
Gymnopleurus parvus
(MacLeay, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus parvus MacLeay, 1821

Gymnopleurus parvus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Description

This oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 8 mm. Body dark, coppery or greenish-black and sometimes steely blue. Dorsum covered with minute greyish setae. There is a common spot at the base of the elytral suture. Clypeus produced into two lobes in front. Pronotum highly convex and elytra finely densely granular. Pygidium densely granular and setose. Male has flat spur of the front tibia, whereas female has slender and sharply pointed spur of front tibia.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14894843 entry