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| Colpochila longior | |
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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. longior |
| Binomial name | |
| Colpochila longior (Blackburn, 1906) | |
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Colpochila longior is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia and possibly Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in). They are pale yellow, with the frons darker than the pronotum. There are rows of long setae on the abdominal ventrites and on the propygidium, as well as short setae on the disc of the elytra. The pygidium is without setae.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila longior 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 15, 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 15, 2026.