Molossus Dung Beetle

Catharsius molossus

Description

Catharsius molossus is completely black, it is short and convex. It is hairy on the ventral side of the body. The males have short horn flattened base pointed tip at the centre of the head. it has hard elytra with longitudinal line called striae.

Population Size

unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Female: 25-35 mm; Male: 45 mm

Ar

Arboreal

No

Nocturnal

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Scarabaeidae

GENUS

:

Catharsius

SPECIES

:

Catharsius molossus

Distribution

Catharsius molossus could be found on farms.

Geography

Continent : Asia.

Country : Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, China, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka.

Habits and Lifestyle

Catharsius molossus active at night to find food on herbivores dung on the farming area. The dung then formed into dung balls and then buried on the ground.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae and adults of Catharsius molossus feed on herbivores dung.

Diet : –

Mating Habits

Female Catharsius molossus form brood dung ball to store the eggs and then burry it on the ground. 

Reproduction session :

Incubation periods : 

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. id.m.wikipedia.org
  2. en.m.wikipedia.org
  3. idtools.org
  4. wiki.nus.edu.sg