Onthophagus (Indonthophagus) mopsus (Fabricius, 1792)

Kharel, Bhim Prasad, Schoolmeester, Paul & Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, 2020, A first faunistic account on the Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Nadia district, West Bengal, with a preliminary checklist from India, Check List 16 (2), pp. 361-381 : 368

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.2.361
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scientific name	Onthophagus (Indonthophagus) mopsus (Fabricius, 1792)
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Onthophagus (Indonthophagus) mopsus (Fabricius, 1792) View in CoL

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Material examined (1♀). India, West Bengal, Nadia, Krisnanagar (23°24′20″N, 088°30′17″E), B.P.Kharel leg., 12. V.2017, KUZEN S0206 (1♀).

Identification (♀). This species can be distinguished from other Onthophagus speciesbytheheadbroad; clypeus rugosely punctate, with anterior margin rounded, reflexed, and separated from the forehead by a curved carina; pronotum finely and densely punctate, with a lateral scarce impression posteriorly; elytra finely striate; pygidium strongly punctate; metaventrite densely punctate laterally.

Geographical distribution. Afghanistan and Pakistan ( Arrow 1931; Singh et al. 2017). India: Bihar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal ( Arrow 1931; Chandra 2005; ChandraandGupta 2012c, 2012d); Karimbumkara and Priyadarsanan 2013; Singh et al. 2017).

Remarks. This species is widely distributed throughout the country.