Coprophilus

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iCoprophilus
Scientific classification
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
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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.