Copris hispanus

Copris hispanus
	Copris hispanus
Systematics
Order :	Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination :	Polyphaga
Family :	Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae)
Subfamily :	Scarabaeinae
Genre :	Copris
Type :	Copris hispanus
Scientific name
	Copris hispanus
	( Linnaeus , 1764)

Fig. 1: Front part of a female from above

Copris Hispanus (also Black Luster Spanish rhinoceros beetles or Spanish moon horn beetle ) is a beetle art from the family of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae).

features

Copris hispanus is 19 to 36 millimeters tall than Copris lunaris (moon horn beetle) and Copris umbilicatus . The pronotum is almost at right angles to the front. Both sexes have the striking, large horn on the head shield. In contrast to the moon horn beetle and Copris umbilicatus , the front edge of the pronotum behind the head horn of the Spanish moon horn beetle is outlined (Fig. 1, white arrowhead).

The way of life is identical to that of Copris lunaris .

Habitat and Distribution

Copris hispanus is predominantly Mediterranean and comes e.g. B. in the valley of the river Tagus before. The eastern subspecies C. h. cavolini sometimes penetrates as far as Villach in Carinthia .

Acid rocky subsoil and rich deposits are preferred. Because it is heat tolerant, it can live on sunny, calcareous soils and survive periods of drought.

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literature

B. Klausnitzer: Wonderful world of beetles. 2nd Edition. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg / Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8274-1104-1 .
GA Lohse, WH Lucht: The Beetles of Central Europe - 2nd supplement volume with catalog section. Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1992, ISBN 3-87263-043-1 .

Individual evidence

↑ Johann Georg Krünitz: Economic Encyclopedia or General System of Land, House and State Economy: in alphabetical order . Joachim Pauli, 1825 ( google.de [accessed February 17, 2019]).
↑ The moon horn beetle and its relatives - Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei - VerlagsKG Wolf. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
↑ RM Chefaoui, J. Hortal, JM Lobo: Potential distribution modeling, niche characterization and conservation status assessment using GIS tools: a case study of Iberian Copris species. In: Biological Conservation. Volume 122, 2005, pp. 327–338 (PDF)

Web links

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[1] Johann Georg Krünitz: Economic Encyclopedia or General System of Land, House and State Economy: in alphabetical order . Joachim Pauli, 1825 ( google.de [accessed February 17, 2019]).

[2] The moon horn beetle and its relatives - Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei - VerlagsKG Wolf. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .

[3] RM Chefaoui, J. Hortal, JM Lobo: Potential distribution modeling, niche characterization and conservation status assessment using GIS tools: a case study of Iberian Copris species. In: Biological Conservation. Volume 122, 2005, pp. 327–338 (PDF)