Biology:Mimela macleayana

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Mimela macleayana
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M. macleayana
Binomial name
Mimela macleayana
(Vigors, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Euchlora macleayana Vigors, 1825
  • Mimela macleayana Arrow, 1910

Mimela macleayana, is a species of true dung beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4][5]

Description

Head, pronotum and scutellum are golden green in color. Elytra green with yellowish outer margins. Body is large, and elongate-oval. Legs, pygidium and ventrum covered with decumbent hairs. Eyes are prominent but with a small clypeus which is coarsely rugose. Forehead strongly punctured. Pronotum punctured and scutellum long and covered with few fine punctures. There are no lateral tooth in tibia of first leg pair.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14901322 entry