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Coptodactyla glabricollis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Scarabaeidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Coleoptera

Subfamily
  
Scarabaeinae

Coptodactyla glabricollis

Coptodactyla glabricollis is a dung rhinoceros beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

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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

Coptodactyla glabricollis Wikipedia