Mesontoplatys rufolaterus

Mesontoplatys rufolaterus, is a species of dung beetle found from Indian subcontinent, throughout Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,[1] and many African countries such as Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Senegal, Sudan, Republic Democratic of Congo, and the Republic of Guinea.[2][3]

Mesontoplatys rufolaterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Mesontoplatys
Species:
M. rufolaterus
Binomial name
Mesontoplatys rufolaterus
(Motschulsky, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Aphodius rufolaterus Motschulsky, 1864
  • Mesontoplatys rufolaterus Dellacasa et al., 2016

References

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  1. ^ "Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Goa, Maharashtra and Rajasthan (India) with description of Aphodius (Gilletianus) rajawatorum sp. nov" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei nationalis Pragae, 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. ^ "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Haryana, State Fauna Series, 24 : 221-275, 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ^ "Nomenclator generum et subgenerum". degruyter. Retrieved 2021-07-15.