Coprini

Coprini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Scarabaeidae
Subfamilia: Scarabaeinae
Tribus: Coprini
Genera (19): Canthidium - Catharsius - Chalcocopris - Copridaspidus - Copris - Coptodactyla - Dichotomius - Heliocopris - Holocephalus - Isocopris - Litocopris - Macroderes - Metacatharsius - Ontherus - Pseudocopris - Pseudopedaria - Synapsis - Thyregis - Xinidium

Check: Afrontherus

Name

• Coprini Kolbe, 1805

References

• Bezděk, A. & Hájek, J. 2012. Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini, Eurysternini, Gymnopleurini and Oniticellini. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52(1): 297–334. PDF Reference page. 
• Matthews, E.G. 1976: A revision of the scarabaeine dung beetles of Australia III. Tribe Coprini. Australian journal of zoology, supplementary series, (38) DOI: 10.1071/AJZS038 Reference page. 

Links

• Subfamily Coprinae (Scarabaeidae) - atlas of scarab beetles of Russia

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