Coprozercon scopaeus is a species of mite, placed in its own family, Coprozerconidae, in the order Mesostigmata.[1] It was described in 1999 from the feces of the Allegheny woodrat, Neotoma magister, in a cave in Kentucky.[2]

Coprozercon scopaeus
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Coprozerconidae

Moraza & Lindquist, 1999
Genus:
Coprozercon

Moraza & Lindquist, 1999
Species:
C. scopaeus
Binomial name
Coprozercon scopaeus
Moraza & Lindquist, 1999

References

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  1. ^ Joel Hallan (ed.). "Coprozerconidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ^ M. L. Moraza & E. E. Lindquist (1998). "Coprozerconidae, a new family of zerconoid mites from North America (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconoidea)". Acarologia. 39 (4): 291–313.