Colpochila is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3]

Colpochila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericoidinae
Tribe: Liparetrini
Genus: Colpochila
Erichson, 1843
Synonyms
  • Haplonycha Blanchard, 1850
  • Aplonycha Dejean, 1836

Species

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Species with unclear status

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  • Colpochila astrolabei (Boisduval, 1835) (described as Melolontha astrolabei from Australia)
  • Colpochila nitidicollis (Nonfried, 1891) (described as Haplonycha nitidicollis from North Australia)

References

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  1. "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Colpochila 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 12, 2026.
  3. 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 12, 2026.