Coptodactyla glabricollis
| Coptodactyla glabricollis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Coptodactyla |
| Species: | C. glabricollis
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| Binomial name | |
| 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.
References
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