''Coprophanaeus pluto'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
dung beetle
Dung beetles are beetles that feed on feces. All species of dung beetle belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles). As most species of Scara ...
in the family
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...
.
[ It is found in Guatemala, Mexico and southernmost ]Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
(records from southernmost Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
are doubtful); it is the only species of ''Coprophanaeus
''Coprophanaeus'' is a genus in the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles). The genus is almost entirely Neotropical, with a single species, '' C. pluto'', ranging into southernmost Texas in the United States. They are medium-sized to large beetles ...
'' in the United States.[
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Scarabaeinae
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Beetles described in 1863
Beetles of North America
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