Onitis siva is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae described from southern India is only known from India so far.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Onitis |
| Species: | O. siva
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| Binomial name | |
| Onitis siva Gillet, 1911[1]
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Description
editBlack or very deep reddish-black. Length is 30 mm, and breadth is 16 mm.[3]
Distribution
editThe species inhabits the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Gillet, Joseph J. E. (1911). "Coprides nouveaux de la région orientale et remarques synonymiques". Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique. 55. Société entomologique de Belgique: 313–314.
- ^ a b Karimbumkara, Seena N.; Priyadarsanan, Dharma R. (2024). "Study on the genus Onitis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of the Indian Subcontinent, with three new species from India". European Journal of Taxonomy. 956 (4): 1–61. doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.956.2657.
- ^ a b Arrow, Gilbert J. (1931). The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera Lamellicornia Part III, (Coprinae). Taylor & Francis, London.
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