Colpochila gagatina
| Colpochila gagatina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Colpochila |
| Species: | C. gagatina |
| Binomial name | |
| Colpochila gagatina (Burmeister, 1855) | |
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Colpochila gagatina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Victoria).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14–16 mm (0.55–0.63 in). The head and pronotum appear dull black, while the elytra are shining black. The pygidium is finely and very densely punctured, and the surface is glabrous or has at most very few very short erect setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila gagatina at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1986). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 4. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Colpochila". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 118: 1–135. Retrieved June 14, 2026.