Coilodes punctipennis

Coilodes punctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Hybosoridae
Genus:	Coilodes
Species:	C. punctipennis
Binomial name
	Coilodes punctipennis; Arrow, 1909

Last updated July 26, 2025

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

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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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