Colpochila firma
| Colpochila firma | |
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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. firma |
| Binomial name | |
| Colpochila firma (Blackburn, 1906) | |
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Colpochila firma is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 19–22 mm (0.75–0.87 in). They are very similar to Colpochila solida and Colpochila brevisetosa. In all these species, the pygidium is clothed with short setae. They may however be distinguished by the more obvious posterior angles of the pronotum and the form of the aedeagus.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila firma 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.