Trypocopris pyrenaeus explained

Trypocopris pyrenaeus is a species of dor beetles.^[1]

Subspecies

• Trypocopris pyrenaeus cyanicolor Capra, 1930
• Trypocopris pyrenaeus splendens Heer, 1841
• Trypocopris pyrenaeus pyrenaeus (Charpentier, 1825)

Distribution

This species is present in Andorra, British Islands, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal.^[2]

Description

Trypocopris pyrenaeus can reach a length of 12-.^[3] These beetles are blackish, with green, blue and violet glare. The elytra are shiny and rather smooth, without any striae. The dark eyltra show no infrared reflectance.^[4] The pronotum is a little punctured.^[5]

Biology

Adults can be found from spring to summer. These beetles are coprophagus, occasionally mycophagous.^[3] They usually carry to the nest portions of animal droppings, on which the females will deposit the eggs.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/trypocopris+pyrenaeus/match/1 Catalogue of life
2. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f00e5188-da25-43c2-a1d5-363c1989149a Fauna europaea
3. http://www.societaentomologicaitaliana.it/Coleotteri%20Scarabeoidea%20d%27Italia%202014/scarabeidi/Trypocopris%20pyrenaeus%20splendens.htm Scarabeoidea d'Italia
4. Mielewczik . Michael . Liebisch . Frank . Walter . Achim . Greven . Hartmut . 2012 . Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species. . Entomologie heute . 23 . 183-215.
5. https://dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/dung-beetles/geotrupidae/ Dung Beetle Map
6. http://animalandia.educa.madrid.org/ficha.php?id=3938 Animalandia