Coptodactyla glabricollis

Coptodactyla glabricollis
	In Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
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.

References

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