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Abstract
AbstractCopris incertusSay, 1835 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini) has been described as a New World coprophagous scarab distributed from Mexico to Ecuador with large discontinuities in its range between the Yucatán province and Costa Rica. TheC. incertusspecies complex of theCopris minutus(Drury, 1773) species group consists ofC. incertus,Copris laevicepsHarold, 1869, andCopris lugubrisBoheman, 1858. Based on external morphology and male genitalia, we discovered that multiple species have been classified asC. incertus.Of these species, five are new:Copris amazonicusnew species,Copris brevicornisnew species,Copris davidinew species,Copris moroninew species, andCopris susanaenew species. Herein, we revise the organisation of theC.incertusspecies complex and propose a new species complex, theC. laevicepsspecies complex, which includes:C. davidi,Copris igualensisWarner, 1990, andC. laeviceps, formerly included in theC. incertusspecies complex. We provide an identification key along with species distribution maps, images of habitus, and diagnostic characters.
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