Trypocopris pyrenaeus
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| Trypocopris pyrenaeus, museum specimen | |
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| Species: | T. pyrenaeus
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| Trypocopris pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)
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Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.[1]
Subspecies
- Trypocopris pyrenaeus cyanicolor Capra, 1930
- Trypocopris pyrenaeus splendens Heer, 1841
- Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)
Distribution
This species is present in Andorra, British Islands, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.[2]
Description
Trypocopris pyrenaeus can reach a length of 12–26 millimetres (0.47–1.02 in).[3] These beetles are blackish, with green, blue and violet glare. The elytra are shiny and rather smooth, without any striae. The pronotum is a little punctured.[4]
Biology
Adults can be found from spring to summer. These beetles are coprophagus, occasionally mycophagous.[3] They usually carry to the nest portions of animal droppings, on which the females will deposit the eggs.[5]
References
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