| Copris signatus | |
|---|---|
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| Adult in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| 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
This oval, less convex species has an average length of about 10 to 16 mm. Body black and opaque. Antennae, and mouthparts are reddish to yellow in color. Bristles on the legs are also reddish or yellowish. Clypeus smooth, shining whereas pronotum densely punctured. Elytra strongly striate and closely punctured. Pygidium strongly, and closely punctured. In adult male, there is a pair of narrow erect processes in the front margin of clypeus. Just before the eyes, there is a median, transverse, erect T-shaped process in head. Female has bilobed clypeal margin in the middle with a slight conical projection in front of the eyes.[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.