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Coprini
Taxonomy
Coprides was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Copris.
It was corrected as Coprinae by Kabakov (1988); it was reranked as the tribe Coprini by Statz (1952), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Tarasov and Dimitrov (2016).
It was assigned to Coprophaginae by Statz (1952); to Scarabaeidae by Kabakov (1988); and to Scarabaeinae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Tarasov and Dimitrov (2016).
It was corrected as Coprinae by Kabakov (1988); it was reranked as the tribe Coprini by Statz (1952), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Tarasov and Dimitrov (2016).
It was assigned to Coprophaginae by Statz (1952); to Scarabaeidae by Kabakov (1988); and to Scarabaeinae by Bouchard et al. (2011) and Tarasov and Dimitrov (2016).
Subtaxa
Copris (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Coprini Statz p. 8 |
| 1988 | Coprinae Kabakov p. 112 |
| 2011 | Coprini Bouchard et al. |
| 2016 | Coprini Tarasov and Dimitrov |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tr. Coprini Leach 1815
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G. Copris Geoffroy 1762
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†Copris druidum Heer 1862
Copris incertus Say 1835
†Copris leakeyorum Paulian 1976
Copris lunaris Linnaeus 1758 [horned dung beetle]
†Copris pristinus Pierce 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available