Coilodes niger
| Coilodes niger | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Hybosoridae |
| Genus: | Coilodes |
| Species: | C. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Coilodes niger (Mannerheim, 1829) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Coilodes niger is a species of beetle of the family Hybosoridae. This species is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
Adults reach a length of about 5.9–7.6 mm (males) and 7 mm (females). The colour of their head and elytra is black, while the pronotum and scutellar shield range from black to red in colour. The venter and legs are dark brown.[1]
References
- ^ Part of this text is from “A look beyond the colour: taxonomic revision of Coilodes Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera, Hybosoridae), with the description of six new species” by Basílio, et al. This article is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license