Coprophilus
Coprophilus striatulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Oxytelinae
Tribe: Coprophilini
Genus: Coprophilus
Latreille, 1829
Species

Coprophilus (from Greek 'dung-loving') is, with about 30 species, a genus of staphylinid beetles. They are confined to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.[1] They are generally found in rotting plants and woods, compost, under leaf litter,[2] and near herbivore dung, hence their generic name.

References

  1. Smetana, Ales (1998). "A New Species of the Genus Coprophilus Latreille, 1829 from the High Mountain Elevations in Taiwan, with Comments on Zonyptilus Motschulsky, 1845 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 37 (2): 154–158.
  2. Lee, Jae-Seok; Lee, Seung-Il; Ahn, Kee-Jeong (2020-06-01). "Korean species of Coprophilus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) based on morphological and molecular characters". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 13 (2): 238–244. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.03.007. ISSN 2287-884X.


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