Coptodactyla glabricollis
| Coptodactyla glabricollis | |
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| Coptodactyla glabricollis from Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Scarabaeinae |
| Genus: | Coptodactyla |
| Species: | C. glabricollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodactyla glabricollis (Hope, 1842) | |
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Coptodactyla glabricollis is a dung rhinoceros beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.
Description
Coptodactyla glabricollis reaches about 11–17 millimetres (0.43–0.67 in) in length. The basic colour is black or dark brown. Pronotum and elytra are strongly convex. Males have a small erect horn in the front of the head. Elytra are striated, with small punctures. Larvae are coprophagous.
Distribution
This species occurs in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia) and Papua New Guinea.
References
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