Biology:Coprophilus

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Coprophilus
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Coprophilus striatulus
Scientific classification e
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

Wikidata ☰ Q309652 entry