Coprophanaeus pluto
| Coprophanaeus pluto | |
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| Coprophanaeus pluto, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Coprophanaeus |
| Species: | C. pluto
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| Binomial name | |
| Coprophanaeus pluto (Harold, 1863)
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Coprophanaeus pluto is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Guatemala, Mexico and southernmost Texas (records from southernmost Arizona are doubtful); it is the only species of Coprophanaeus in the United States.[3][4] This black beetle feeds on carrion and typically is 1.8–2.8 cm (0.7–1.1 in) long.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coprophanaeus pluto Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Coprophanaeus pluto". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Coprophanaeus pluto species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Edmonds, W.D.; Zidek, J. (2010). "A taxonomic review of the neotropical genus Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 1924 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0129: 1–111.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Coprophanaeus pluto at iNaturalist
Media related to Coprophanaeus pluto at Wikimedia Commons
