Coilodes ovalis

Coilodes ovalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Hybosoridae
Genus:	Coilodes
Species:	C. ovalis
Binomial name
	Coilodes ovalis; Robinson, 1948

Last updated July 26, 2025

Coilodes ovalis is a species of beetle of the family Hybosoridae. This species is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.7 mm (males) and 5.2–7.1 mm (females). The colour of their body ranges from yellowish brown to dark brown. Specimens sometimes have darker spots.

Biology

This species has been collected in human and bovine faeces, as well as in chicken meat.^[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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