Copris repertus

Copris repertus
Dung beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Copris
Species:
C. repertus
Binomial name
Copris repertus
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Copris claudius Harold, 1877
  • Copris repertus Arrow, 1931
  • Copris (Copris) repertus Balthasar, 1963

Copris repertus, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.[1][2][3]

Description

This broadly oval, highly convex species has an average length of about 16 to 22 mm. Body black and shiny. Antennae, and mouthparts are red colored. Reddish bristles upon the legs and lower surface. Head semicircular, with rugulose clypeus. Pronotum very shiny, with a strong longitudinal groove along the middle. Elytra lightly striate, except at the base and apex with minutely punctured. In the head of the male, there is a slender, feebly curved, erect horn. In female, there is a short, transverse, elevated carina in head.[4]

Adults are observed from both old and fresh elephant dungs.[5] Habitat is montane tropical forest, secondary tropical forest and secondary savannah.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Scarabaeid beetles of Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Zoos' print journal, 2005. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. ^ "New Records to the Species Diversity of Family Scarabaeidae and Hybosoridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (India)" (PDF). Academic Journal of Entomology 5 (1): 28-36, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. ^ "First report on Scarabaeid (Coleoptera) fauna of Sahaspur, Uttarakhand" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 17-22. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. ^ "Copris repertus Walker, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Van Bac, Bui; Dumack, Kenneth; Bonkowski, Michael (2018-04-26). "Two new species and one new record for the genus Copris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) from Vietnam with a key to Vietnamese species". European Journal of Entomology. pp. 167–191. doi:10.14411/eje.2018.016. Retrieved 2021-07-19.