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词条 Heliocopris hamadryas
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Italic title}}{{Taxobox
| name= Heliocopris hamadryas
| image= Scarabaeidae - Heliocopris hamadryas.JPG
| image_caption = Heliocopris hamadryas. Male
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| familia = Scarabaeidae
| genus = Heliocopris
| species = H. hamadryas
| binomial = Heliocopris hamadryas
| binomial_authority = (Fabricius, 1775)
| synonyms =
  • Copris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775

|}}

Heliocopris hamadryas is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

Description

Heliocopris hamadryas reaches about {{convert|39|-|53|mm}} in length. The body is glossy and the coloration varies from dark brown to black. These beetles form balls with dung, into which females lay eggs. Larvae feed and pupate within the dung balls and emerge as adult beetles.

Distribution

This species occurs in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

  • [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id658125/ Biolib]
  • Svatopluk Pokorn, J. Zidek, Karl Werner [https://www.scribd.com/doc/15424914/GIANT-DUNG-BEETLES-OF-THE-GENUS-HELIOCOPRIS Giant dung-beetles of the genus Heliocopris]

External links

  • Glasgow museum
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2 : Heliocopris|Beetles described in 1775

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