Colobostoma hirsuta
| Colobostoma hirsuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Colobostoma |
| Species: | C. hirsuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Colobostoma hirsuta (Frey, 1966)
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Colobostoma hirsuta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–14 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are moderately glossy and reddish-brown, with the tibiae, tarsi and clypeus darkened. The head has somewhat shorter, while the rest of the upper surface has long, erect reddish hairs, which are somewhat sparsely distributed. The underside is more densely and equally long-haired and the pygidium and elytra are pubescent.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colobostoma hirsuta 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 February 25, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.