Copris lunaris Linnaeus 1758 (horned dung beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Alternative combination: Scarabaeus lunaris

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Copris according to C. P. Green et al. 2006

See also De Geer 1774, Fabricius 1775, Goeze 1777, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Lyell 1840, Müller 1776 and Scopoli 1763

Sister taxa: Copris (Copris), Copris druidum, Copris incertus, Copris leakeyorum, Copris pristinus

Type specimen: LINN 3326, an exoskeleton

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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