Kingdom Animalia Family Staphylinidae Tribe Coprophilini Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | Class Insecta Subfamily Oxytelinae Scientific name Coprophilus Rank Genus | |
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Similar Beetle, Coprophilus striatulus, Carpelimus, Anotylus, Oxytelinae | ||
Bolbitius coprophilus fungi kingdom
Coprophilus (from Greek 'dung-loving') is, with about 30 species, a relatively small genus of staphylinid beetles. They are confined to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. These species occur near herbivore dungs as well as decaying plant matters, hence their generic name.
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