Coprimorphus

Coprimorphus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Aphodiini
Genus: Coprimorphus
Mulsant, 1842
Species:
C. scrutator
Binomial name
Coprimorphus scrutator
(Herbst, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Scarabaeus scrutator Herbst, 1789
  • Aphodius (Coprimorphus) scrutator angulatus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Coprimorphus) scrutator angustemarginatus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Coprimorphus) scrutator latemarginatus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius (Coprimorphus) scrutator tristissimus Dalla Torre, 1879
  • Aphodius scrutator aequinoctialis Harold, 1861
  • Aphodius capybara Gistel, 1857
  • Coprimorphus scrutator brunnipes Mulsant, 1842
  • Coprimorphus scrutator nigricollis Mulsant, 1842
  • Coprimorphus scrutator submaculatus Mulsant, 1842
  • Scarabaeus brevicornis Schrank, 1789
  • Scarabaeus rubidus Olivier, 1789

Coprimorphus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Coprimorphus scrutator, which is found in Armenia, Austria, the Azores, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in). They have an oblong-elongate, parallel-sided, longitudinally flattened, moderately shiny, glabrous body. The head and pronotum are blackish, the pronotum with reddish spots. The elytra are usually red, but sometimes blackish. The abdomen is pale red.

References

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  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Coprimorphus scrutator at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Dellacasa, G.; Bordat, P.; Dellacasa, M. (2000). "A revisional essay of world genus-group taxa of Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae)" (PDF). Memorie Della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova. 79: 1-482. Retrieved October 12, 2026.