''Copris'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe
Coprini
Coprini is a tribe of scarab beetles, in the dung beetle subfamily (Scarabaeinae). Scholtz et al. describe them as tunnellers that are shiny black, of moderate to large size (9–30 mm long) and with a strongly convex shape. They also, howev ...
(subfamily
Scarabaeinae) 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, 1764)
Copris incertus male.jpg, ''C. incertus'' Say, 1835
Copris lunaris. MHNT.jpg, ''C. lunaris'' ( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
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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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