Copris Geoffroy, 1762

Genus Copris Geoffroy, 1762 View in CoL

Copris Geoffroy, 1762 View in CoL , Ins. Des Envir. De Paris, 1: 87 ( Type species: Scarabaeus lunaris Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL , by original designation, deposited in UZIU).

Key to species of Copris View in CoL from Hong Kong.

1 Male pronotum with developed horn(s), female pronotum ridged anteriorly....................................................................................... 2

Male pronotum without developed horn or weakly convex anterior ly, female pronotum simple or weakly ridged anteriorly............. 5 2 Clypeus with narrow trianglular notch in the middle of the anterior margin, male pronotum with two horns..................................... 3

Clypeus with broad and shallow notch in the middle of the anterior margin, male pronotum with six horns ......................................4 3 Shiny elytra, pronotum with shallow ditches around the horns....................................................... Copris ( s. str.) sinicus Hope, 1842 View in CoL

Dark but not shiny elytra, pronotum with deep ditches around the horns ................... Copris (Sinocopris) ochus Motschulsky, 1860 View in CoL 4 Weak lateral carinae on pronotum, not obviously protruding towards the front ........................ Copris ( s. str.) punctatus Gillet, 1910 View in CoL

Strong lateral carinae on pronotum, obviously protruding towards the fron .................. Copris ( s. str.) tripartitus Waterhouse, 1875 View in CoL 5 Male pronotum with a weak horn anteriorly ............................................................... Copris ( s. str.) szechouanicus Balthasar, 1958 View in CoL

Male pronotum simple, without horn ...................................................................................... Copris ( s. str.) confucius Harold, 1877 View in CoL