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The genus Copris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Far East of Russia

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The species of the genus Copris of the Russian Far East are reviewed. Copris tripartitus Waterhouse, 1875 is recorded for the fauna of Russia for the first time. The distribution of the Eastern Asian species of this genus in Russia is analyzed in detail. The data on their phenology, trophic associations, and habitat preferences are considered.

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Original Russian Text © V.G. Bezborodov, 2016, published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 2016, Vol. 95, No. 6, pp. 692–698.

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Bezborodov, V.G. The genus Copris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Far East of Russia. Entmol. Rev. 96, 432–438 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873816040059

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