Caccobius vulcanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Caccobius
Species:
C. vulcanus
Binomial name
Caccobius vulcanus
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Copris vulcanus Fabricius, 1801
  • Caccophilus mutans Sharp, 1875
  • Copris bicuspis Wiedemann, 1823

Caccobius vulcanus, is a species of dung beetle native to India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

Description

This small, convex, oval and compact beetle has an average length of about 4 to 5 mm. Body black with shining golden-red head and pronotum. In elytra which is scarcely shining, consists with a short transverse orange to reddish line located at the posterior margin. Head short and broad. Clypeus bilobed and pronotum strongly, evenly, and closely punctured. Pygidium sparsely punctured. Male has very feebly bilobed clypeus and shiny forehead, whereas female has rugose clypeus and sparsely punctured forehead.[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Caccobius vulcanus (Fabricius, 1801)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. ↑ Venugopal, K. S.; Thomas, S. K.; Flemming, A. T. (2012-07-26). "Diversity and community structure of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) associated with semi-urban fragmented agricultural land in the Malabar coast in southern India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (7): 2685–2692. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3074.2685-92. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. ↑ Kakkar, N.; Gupta, S. K. (2009-09-26). "Temporal variations in dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) assemblages in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 1 (9): 481–483. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2075.481-3. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Effect of habitat on the abundance and diversity of Scarabaeoid Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) assemblages in India-Indian Journals". www.indianjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. ↑ Kakkar, Nidhi; Gupta, Sanjeev K. (2010). "Diversity and seasonal fluctuations in dung beetle (Coleoptera) community in Kurukshetra, India". Entomological Research. 40 (3): 189–192. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2010.00275.x. S2CID 85732657. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. ↑ Venugopal, K. Simi; Thomas, Sabu K.; Flemming, Albin T. (2012-07-26). "Diversity and community structure of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) associated with semi-urban fragmented agricultural land in the Malabar coast in southern India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (7): 2685–2692. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3074.2685-92. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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