Species Copris arizonensis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited

Copris arizonensis Schaeffer - Copris arizonensis - male

Male, Copris arizonensis? - Copris arizonensis - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Scarabaeinae (Dung Beetles)

Tribe Coprini

Genus Copris

Species arizonensis (Copris arizonensis)

Explanation of Names

Copris arizonensis Schaeffer 1906

Size

♂ 14‒20.5 mm, ♀ 15.5‒22 mm(1)

Range

AZ‒w.TX, Mexico(1)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the genus Copris Müller of the Western Hemisphere (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) Matthews E.G. 1961. Entomologica Americana 41: 1‒139.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 3 January, 2008 - 9:21pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 28 November, 2023 - 7:30pm

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