Английская Википедия:Coprophanaeus lancifer
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Coprophanaeus lancifer is a large species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles).[1] It is found widely in the Amazon rainforest in South America and it is often common.[1]
Description
Adults typically are Шаблон:Cvt long, with average being Шаблон:Cvt.[1][2][3] This makes C. lancifer and the closely related C. ensifer some of the largest dung beetles in the world (together with certain Catharsius and Heliocopris) and the largest in the Americas.[1][4][5] This beetle has a horn on the head that is of similar size in males and females. It is usually dark metallic blue, but can rarely be metallic green.[1]
Behavior
Although part of the true dung beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae, C. lancifer primarily is a necrophage that feeds on vertebrate carcasses, although it also may feed on feces or occasionally even ripe fallen fruits.[1][6] They are paracoprids, meaning that adults dig tunnels into the soil under the carcass and move parts of this food source to a nest chamber where the eggs are laid. Because of their feeding on carrion, they are of interest to forensic entomology.[7] These crepuscular beetles are excellent diggers and good fliers.[7]
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