Copris signatus
| Copris signatus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Adult in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Copris |
| Species: | C. signatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Copris signatus Walker, 1858 | |
Copris signatus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Laos.[1]
Description
The species has an average length of about 10–16 millimetres (0.39–0.63 in) [2]
Adults are observed from old elephant dungs,[3] and cow dungs.
References
- ↑ "Inventory of scarabaeid beetles (Coleoptera) from Madhya Pradesh, India" (PDF). Zoo's Print Journal, 2000. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ "Copris signatus 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.