Coilodes punctipennis
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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. punctipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Coilodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909
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Coilodes punctipennis is a species of beetle of the family Hybosoridae. This species is found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Adults reach a length of about 5.8–6.9 mm (males) and 6.6–7.0 mm (females). The colour of their body is yellowish brown, sometimes with dark brown spots on the elytra.
Biology
This species has been collected in human faeces.[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