''Copris'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe
Coprini (subfamily
Scarabaeinae
The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits a ...
) of the
scarab family.
It comprises more than 250 tunnelling species and has an almost worldwide distribution.
Species
Gallery
Copris arizonensis - Dung Beetle.jpg, ''C. arizonensis'' Schaeffer, 1906
Copris elphenor Klug, 1855 male (4012106288).jpg, ''C. elphenor'' Klug, 1855
Copris fidius 001249-2.jpg, ''C. fidius'' (Olivier, 1789)
Copris hispanus.jpg, ''C. hispanus'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1764)
Copris incertus male.jpg, ''C. incertus'' Say, 1835
Copris lunaris. MHNT.jpg, ''C. lunaris'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758)
Copris magicus Harold, 1881 male (4856448521).jpg, ''C. magicus'' Harold, 1881
Copris ochus Motschulsky, 1860 male (4510276029).jpg, ''C. ochus'' Motschulsky, 1860
Paracopris punctulatus Wiedemann, 1823 male (4989350039).jpg, ''C. punctulatus'' Wiedemann, 1823
Copris sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848 male (4134135516).jpg, ''C. sacontala'' Redtenbacher, 1848
Copris siamensis Gillet, 1910 male (4834449309).jpg, ''C. siamensis'' Gillet, 1910
References
External links
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''Copris'' in Insectoid.Infohas a list of species.
A recent review of the ''Copris fidius'' group- Deschodt, C.M., Davis, A.L. and Scholtz, C.H., 2015. A new synonymy in the fidius group of Copris Müller 1764 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) and a new species from the highland grasslands of South Africa. Zootaxa, 3949(3), p. 431.
Coprini
Scarabaeidae genera
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