Devanshu Gupta

• Biodiversity Journal, 3 (2): 099-106

  Kailash Chandra & Devanshu Gupta
  First report on five species of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Madhya Pradesh, India, and their description of external male genitalia

  ABSTRACT
  Onthophagus (Onthophagus) duporti Boucomont, 1914, O. (O.) mopsus (Fabricius, 1792), O. (O.) orissanus Arrow, 1931, O. (O.) truncaticornis (Schaller, 1783) and O. (Colobonthophagus) paliceps Arrow, 1931 are recorded for the first time from Madhya Pradesh (India) with their external male genitalia diagnosed for the first time. A checklist pertaining to Madhya Pradesh including 34 species of Onthophagus distributed in six subgenera is also provided.

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