Coptodactyla glabricollis

Coptodactyla glabricollis
In Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Coptodactyla
Species:
C. glabricollis
Binomial name
Coptodactyla glabricollis
(Hope, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Copris glabricollis Hope, 1842

Coptodactyla glabricollis is a dung rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.

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.

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