Gymnopleurus koenigi
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| genus = Gymnopleurus
| species = koenigi
| authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
| synonyms = {{Specieslist
|Scarabaeus guttatus|Gmelin, 1790
|Scarabaeus koenigi|Fabricius, 1775
|Scarabaeus scriptus|Pallas, 1781
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Gymnopleurus koenigi is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Tibet.{{Cite web |title=On the life-history ofSpirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809), a nematode of dogs in India |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%252FBF03051946 |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B volume 58, pages137–147 (1963)}}{{Cite web |title=A new cytological record of two scarab beetle species from the genus Gymnopleurus Illiger, 1803 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) |url=https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2014/vol2issue2/PartA/33.pdf |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2014; 2 (2): 8-10}}{{Cite web |title=Gymnopleurus koenigi |url=https://www.mindat.org/taxon-1088600.html |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=www.mindat.org}}
Description
This broadly oval, medium convex species has an average length of about 7 to 11.5 mm. Body blackish with white or pale yellow setae on dorsum. This setae also forms a unique pattern upon the elytra. Head densely granular, with a smooth, elevated median line. Clypeus deeply notched in the middle and forms a fairly sharp single lobe on each side. Pronotum densely rugosely punctured. Elytra very deeply sulcate. Abdominal sides are rounded.{{Cite web |title=Gymnopleurus koenigi (Fabricius, 1775) |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/1355 |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=India Biodiversity Portal}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1775
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