Heliocopris hamadryas

Heliocopris hamadryas is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.

Heliocopris hamadryas
Heliocopris hamadryas. Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Heliocopris
Species:	H. hamadryas
Binomial name
Heliocopris hamadryas (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Copris hamadryas Fabricius, 1775

Description

Heliocopris hamadryas reaches about 39–53 millimetres (1.5–2.1 in) in length. The body is glossy and the coloration varies from dark brown to black. These beetles form balls with dung, into which females lay eggs. Larvae feed and pupate within the dung balls and emerge as adult beetles.

Distribution

This species occurs in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

• Biolib
• Svatopluk Pokorn, J. Zidek, Karl Werner Giant dung-beetles of the genus Heliocopris

External links

• Glasgow museum