Leiopsammodius indicus
| Leiopsammodius indicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Leiopsammodius |
| Species: | L. indicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiopsammodius indicus (Harold, 1877) | |
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Leiopsammodius indicus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi), Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Yemen, Pakistan, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and Madagascar.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in). They have a slender, oval, reddish-brown body, with the sides of the pronotum and the elytra somewhat lighter.
References
- ↑ "Leiopsammodius indicus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Leiopsammodius indicus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
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