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Copris
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Copris is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 250 tunnelling species and has an almost worldwide distribution.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyScarabaeidae
Observations recorded40,038
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,093
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Collections
- LACM, ECOSUR, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Copris is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Coprini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the scarab family. It comprises more than 250 tunnelling species and has an almost worldwide distribution.
==Species==
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