Copris repertus
| Copris repertus | |
|---|---|
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| Dung beetle | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Copris |
| Species: | C. repertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Copris repertus Walker, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Copris repertus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[1][2][3]
Description
The species has an average length of about 16 to 22 mm.[4]
Adults are observed from both old and fresh elephant dungs.[5] Habitat is montane tropical forest, secondary tropical forest and secondary savannah.[6]
References
- ↑ "Scarabaeid beetles of Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Zoos' print journal, 2005. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ "New Records to the Species Diversity of Family Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India)" (PDF). Academic Journal of Entomology 5 (1): 28-36, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 17-22. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ "Copris repertus Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ↑ Sabu, Thomas K.; Vinod, K. V.; Vineesh, P. J. (2006-09-05). "Guild structure, diversity and succession of dung beetles associated with Indian elephant dung in South Western Ghats forests". Journal of Insect Science. pp. 1–12. doi:10.1673/2006_06_17.1. PMC 2990306. PMID 19537983. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ↑ Van Bac, Bui; Dumack, Kenneth; Bonkowski, Michael (2018-04-26). "Two new species and one new record for the genus Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Vietnam with a key to Vietnamese species". European Journal of Entomology. pp. 167–191. doi:10.14411/eje.2018.016. Retrieved 2021-07-19.