Google image search says it is a dung beetle.
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Dung Beetle?
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But Diplotaxis belongs to the Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae?grgh wrote:Nice shot, but I disagree with id, favouring more.
May Beetle - Diplotaxis sordida.
Seems to be more in that line going off colouring and overall shape.
George
It does look similar to that genus, but this specimen is covered evenly with fine pits each having a small scale-like white hair - D. sordida seems to have long hairs and shining integument, especially on the pronotum. Could be the same genus, but I doubt it.
Have you tried posting it on an entomology group? There's a few good ones on Facebook, and beetles are quite well studied, even in remote places.
I think to get a more precise ID we need to know where the specimen comes from, its always needed when ID'ing insects
-- Edit: I work with insects, thats why I said Melolonthinae, and I know that you might find something that looks similar on google, but sadly entomology doesnt work that way. Getting to a correct species-ID without knowing what kind of family an insect belongs to is almost impossible - perhaps in case of global pest species you might hit the right one with a hefty amount of luck.
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