Coprophilus

Coprophilus
	Coprophilus striatulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Staphylinidae
Subfamily:	Oxytelinae
Tribe:	Coprophilini
Genus:	Coprophilus; Latreille, 1829
Species
	Coprophilus castoris; Coprophilus formosanus; Coprophilus sexualis; Coprophilus striatulus;

Coprophilus (from Greek 'dung-loving') is, with about 30 species, a genus of staphylinid beetles. They are confined to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.^[1] They are generally found in rotting plants and woods, compost, under leaf litter,^[2] and near herbivore dung, hence their generic name.

References[edit]

^ Smetana, Ales (1998). "A New Species of the Genus Coprophilus Latreille, 1829 from the High Mountain Elevations in Taiwan, with Comments on Zonyptilus Motschulsky, 1845 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 37 (2): 154–158.
^ Lee, Jae-Seok; Lee, Seung-Il; Ahn, Kee-Jeong (2020-06-01). "Korean species of Coprophilus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) based on morphological and molecular characters". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 13 (2): 238–244. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.03.007. ISSN 2287-884X.

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[1] Smetana, Ales (1998). "A New Species of the Genus Coprophilus Latreille, 1829 from the High Mountain Elevations in Taiwan, with Comments on Zonyptilus Motschulsky, 1845 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 37 (2): 154–158.

[2] Lee, Jae-Seok; Lee, Seung-Il; Ahn, Kee-Jeong (2020-06-01). "Korean species of Coprophilus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) based on morphological and molecular characters". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 13 (2): 238–244. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.03.007. ISSN 2287-884X.

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