Onthophagus (Indonthophagus) turbatus Walker, 1858

Kharel, Bhim Prasad, Schoolmeester, Paul & Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, 2020, A first faunistic account on the Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) of the Nadia district, West Bengal, with a preliminary checklist from India, Check List 16 (2), pp. 361-381 : 371

Onthophagus (Indonthophagus) turbatus Walker, 1858

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Material examined (1♀). India, West Bengal, Nadia, Chakdaha (23°04′41″N, 088°31′05″E), B.P.Kharel leg., 10.XI.2018, KUZEN S0236 (1♀).

Identification (♀). It can be distinguished from other Onthophagus species by the broad head, with a transverse and strongly elevated carina on the vertex; clypeus coarsely punctate, with a curved carina separating it from the forehead; pronotum finely and closely punctate, with the anterior margin medially elevated and with a pair of prominences on each side of the upper edge; pygidium finely punctate.

Geographical distribution. China, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam ( Karimbumkara and Priyadarsanan 2013; Schoolmeesters 2019). India:

Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu ( Arrow 1931; AnithaRani and Sanjayan2013; Karimbumkara and Priyadarsanan 2013; Sathiandran et al. 2015; Schoolmeesters 2019).

Remarks. This species is newly recorded for West Bengal state.