Coptochirus pteropus

Coptochirus pteropus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Coptochirus
Species:	C. pteropus
Binomial name
	Coptochirus pteropus; Harold, 1859
Synonyms
	Aphodius erinaceus Chevrolat, 1869; Aphodius pteropus Hoffmannsegg, 1848; Aphodius tarsalis Sturm, 1843; Aphodius pteropus Illiger, 1833;

Coptochirus pteropus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Cape).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They have an elongate, moderately convex, feebly shiny body. The head and pronotum are glabrous, while the elytra are pubescent. The head and pronotum are brown-blackish, with the clypeus and the lateral margins of the pronotum brown-yellowish. The scutellum is blackish at the sides and the elytra are yellowish.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Coptochirus pteropus 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
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 28, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Coptochirus pteropus 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2026.

[:2-3] 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 28, 2026.