Biology:Coprophanaeus pluto
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Short description: Species of beetle
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Coprophanaeus pluto Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=927639. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Coprophanaeus pluto". https://www.gbif.org/species/1086408. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Coprophanaeus pluto species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/344936. 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
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q14891118 entry
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