Sisyphus crispatus

Sisyphus crispatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sisyphus
Species:
S. crispatus
Binomial name
Sisyphus crispatus
Gory, 1833
Subspecies
  • S. c. crispatus
  • S. c. hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
  • S. c. mexicanus Harold, 1863
Synonyms
  • Sisyphus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823
  • Sisyphus setosulus Walker, 1858
  • Sisyphus subsidens Walker, 1858

Sisyphus crispatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Description

The subspecies, S. c. hirtus has been described as follows.

This oval, highly convex species has an average length of about 6 to 9.5 mm. Body black and opaque. Body covered with brown erect hooked setae. Setae absent on legs and metasternum. Legs are very long and slender. Head moderately strongly closely punctured. Pronotum moderately strongly closely punctured. Elytra a little longer than their combined width. Elytra have shallow striae and slightly convex intervals. Metasternum consists of large punctures. Male has a very slight rectangular projection near the middle of hind femur.[7]

References

  1. ^ Chandra, Kailash (2000). "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India". Zoos' Print Journal. 15 (11): 359–362. doi:10.11609/JoTT.ZPJ.15.11.359-62.
  2. ^ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. ^ "Sisyphus crispatus Gory, 1833". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ F.Z.S, Gilbert J. Arrow (1927-04-01). "XLV.—Notes on the Coleopterous genus Sisyphus (Scarabæidæ)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 19 (112): 456–465. doi:10.1080/00222932708655515.
  5. ^ Daniel, Gimo M.; Davis, Adrian LV; Sole, Catherine L.; Scholtz, Clarke H. (2020-12-20). "Taxonomic review of the tribe Sisyphini sensu stricto (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in southern Africa, including new species descriptions". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 51: 1–61. doi:10.1163/1876312X-00002195. hdl:2263/80309. S2CID 91940091.
  6. ^ "Distributional Notes and New Records for the Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Pakistan". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ "Sisyphus crispatus hirtus Wiedemann, 1823". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.


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