Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Polyphaga Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Infraorder Scarabeiformia | |
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Similar Onitis, Onitis alexis, Chironitis, Gymnopleurus flagellatus, Gymnopleurus mopsus | ||
Onitis humerosus
Onitis humerosus is a species of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.
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Description
Onitis humerosus can reach a length of 12.5–18.5 millimetres (0.49–0.73 in). Body is oval and convex. The pronotum is densely punctured. It may be bright metallic green, coppery, indigo-blue or violet, while the elytra are bright yellow, finely striate, with longitudinal, green or blue lines. The sides of the metasternum are very hairy.
Distribution
This species has a Palaearctic distribution (East Mediterranean, Caucasus, Southern East Ukraine, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cyprus)
References
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