Onitis virens
Species of beetle
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Onitis virens is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is fairly widespread in south Asia.[2][3]
| Onitis virens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onitis |
| Species: | O. virens |
| Binomial name | |
| Onitis virens Lansberge, 1875 [1] | |
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Description
Black, with a very feeble metallic lustre, and moderately shining. Length is 18–23 mm, and breadth is 10–13 mm.[3]
Distribution
India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,[3] Bihar, Chhattisgarh,[3] Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka,[3] Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,[3] Maharashtra,[3] Meghalaya, Nagaland, New Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu,[3] Tripura, Uttarakhand,[3] Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), China, Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam[2]