Trypocopris pyrenaeus
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Trypocopris pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)
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Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Trypocopris pyrenaeus cyanicolor Capra, 1930
- Trypocopris pyrenaeus splendens Heer, 1841
- Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)
Distribution
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This species is present in Andorra, British Islands, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.[2]
Description
[edit]Trypocopris pyrenaeus can reach a length of 12–26 millimetres (0.47–1.02 in).[3] These beetles are blackish, with green, blue and violet glare. The elytra are shiny and rather smooth, without any striae. The dark eyltra show no infrared reflectance.[4] The pronotum is a little punctured.[5]
Biology
[edit]Adults can be found from spring to summer. These beetles are coprophagus, occasionally mycophagous.[3] They usually carry to the nest portions of animal droppings, on which the females will deposit the eggs.[6]
References
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- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b Scarabeoidea d'Italia (in Italian)
- ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species" (PDF). Entomologie heute. 23: 183–215.
- ^ Dung Beetle Map
- ^ Animalandia