Coilodes edeiltae
| Coilodes edeiltae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Hybosoridae |
| Genus: | Coilodes |
| Species: | C. edeiltae
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| Binomial name | |
| Coilodes edeiltae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello, 2023
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Coilodes edeiltae is a species of beetle of the family Hybosoridae. This species is found in Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná).
Adults reach a length of about 4.9–5.2 mm and have a yellowish brown body.
Biology
[edit]This species has been collected in human faeces and carcasses of fish.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named in honour Edeilta Silva Basílio, mother of the first author.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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