Copris

Genus of dung beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Copris is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family.[1] It comprises more than 250 tunnelling species and has an almost worldwide distribution.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
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Copris
Copris fricator
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Tribe: Coprini
Genus: Copris
Geoffroy, 1762
Synonyms

Paracopris Balthasar, 1939

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Species

Main article: List of Copris species

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  • C. arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
    C. arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
  • C. brachypterus Nomura,1964
    C. brachypterus Nomura,1964
  • C. elphenor Klug, 1855
    C. elphenor Klug, 1855
  • C. fidius (Olivier, 1789)
    C. fidius (Olivier, 1789)
  • C. hispanus (Linnaeus, 1764)
    C. hispanus (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • C. incertus Say, 1835
    C. incertus Say, 1835
  • C. lunaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
    C. lunaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • C. magicus Harold, 1881
    C. magicus Harold, 1881
  • C. ochus Motschulsky, 1860
    C. ochus Motschulsky, 1860
  • C. punctulatus Wiedemann, 1823
    C. punctulatus Wiedemann, 1823
  • C. sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848
    C. sacontala Redtenbacher, 1848
  • C. siamensis Gillet, 1910
    C. siamensis Gillet, 1910

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