Trypocopris pyrenaeus
Trypocopris pyrenaeus, museum specimen
Scientific classification
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T. pyrenaeus
Binomial name
Trypocopris pyrenaeus
(Charpentier, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Geotrupes coruscans Chevrolat, 1840
  • Geotrupes splendens Erichson, 1848

Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.[1]

Subspecies

  • Trypocopris pyrenaeus cyanicolor Capra, 1930
  • Trypocopris pyrenaeus splendens Heer, 1841
  • Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)

Distribution

Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus

This species is present in Andorra, British Islands, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.[2]

Description

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 pronotum is a little punctured.[4]

Biology

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.[5]

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