Heliocopris antenor

Heliocopris antenor
Heliocopris antenor from Guinea-Bissau
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Heliocopris
Species: H. antenor
Binomial name
Heliocopris antenor
(Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Copris antenor Olivier, 1789
  • Heliocopris exclamationis Shipp, 1897

Heliocopris antenor is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

Description

Heliocopris antenor reaches about 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in length. The body is glossy and the coloration varies from dark brown to black.

Distribution

This species occurs in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

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