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Onitis castaneus
Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Onitis castaneus is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1] Description based on two specimen collected by Harold in Kashmir.[2] It is widely distributed in South Asia.[3][4]
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Description
Deep chestnut red color. Length is 16–19 mm, and breadth is 9.5–12 mm. [5]
Distribution
India (Arunachal Pradesh,[3] Assam,[5][3] Bihar,[5][3] Gujarat,[3] Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,[3] Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya,[3] Punjab, Rajasthan,[3] Uttarakhand,[5][3] Uttar Pradesh,[3] West Bengal[5]), Bangladesh,[3] Nepal,[3] Pakistan[4][3]
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