Coptodactyla glabricollis
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Coptodactyla glabricollis from Australia | |
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Coptodactyla glabricollis (Hope, 1842)
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Coptodactyla glabricollis is a dung rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
Description[edit]
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[edit]
This species occurs in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia) and Papua New Guinea.
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