''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'' (

, 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.Info
has 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 {{Scarabaeinae-stub