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Rare Dung Beetle Species
September 26 , 2024
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- Entomologists have discovered a new species of dung beetle, Onitis visthara.
- Onitis is a relatively rare genus of dung beetles found in the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions.
- Before the discovery of the three new species, only 176 species of Onitis had been reported globally.
- All species of this genus are tunnellers, meaning they bury large quantities of cattle dung beneath the dung pat to provide food for their larvae.
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