Narycius opalus

Taxobox
name = "Narycius opalus"

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image_caption = A male "Narycius opalus" from the Western Ghats
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
familia = Scarabaeidae
subfamilia = Cetoniinae
genus = "Narycius"
species = "N. opalus"
binomial = "Narycius opalus"
binomial_authority = Dupont, 1835

"Narycius opalus" is a species of cetoniine beetle found in South Asia. The male has a prominent projection on the head, making it of interest to collectors. This structure is probably the result of sexual selection.

References

* Arrow, G. J. 1935. A note on the genus Narycius and a few other genera of Cetoniid Coleoptera. Stylops 4: 101.
* Arrow, G. J. 1948. A note on the Indian beetle genus Narycius. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 1: 71-72.