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Small Black Dung Beetle (Copris minutus)

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Copris minutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Copris
Species:
C. minutus
Binomial name
Copris minutus
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms[1]
  • Copris reflexus Panzer, 1794
  • Scarabaeus ammon Fabricius, 1781
  • Scarabaeus lar Fabricius, 1787
  • Scarabaeus silenus Fabricius, 1775

Copris minutus, the small black dung beetle, is a species of dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Copris minutus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Copris minutus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.