Distributional records of Onthophagus germanus Gillet, 1927 and Onthophagus orissanus Arrow, 1931(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from south India

Authors

  • K.A. Sobhana
  • T.K. Viswanath
  • V.D. Hegde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i3.951

Abstract

Distribution records of two dung beetle species, Onthophagus orissanus Arrow, 1931 and O. germanus Gillet, 1927, from south India is provided. O. orissanus is reported for first time from south India and O. germanus is reported for the first time outside the moist south Western Ghats from the Malabar Coast region in Kerala.

Author Biographies

K.A. Sobhana

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India

T.K. Viswanath

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India

V.D. Hegde

Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode 673006, Kerala, India

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Sobhana, K., Viswanath, T., & Hegde, V. (2023). Distributional records of Onthophagus germanus Gillet, 1927 and Onthophagus orissanus Arrow, 1931(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from south India. ENTOMON, 48(3), 467–470. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v48i3.951

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Short Communications