''Coprophilus'' (from
Greek 'dung-loving') is, with about 30
species, a relatively small
genus of
staphylinid beetles. They are confined to
temperate regions of the
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...
. These species occur near
herbivore
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpart ...
dungs as well as decaying plant matters, hence their generic name.
References
Staphylinidae genera
Oxytelinae
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