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
	Hybosorus niger Mannerheim, 1829 ; Coilodes auger Westwood, 1846 ;

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

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[1] 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

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