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Conebius

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Conebius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Conebius carinipennis, which is found in New Caledonia.[2][3]

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Conebius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Conebius
Fauvel, 1903
Species:
C. carinipennis
Binomial name
Conebius carinipennis
Fauvel, 1903
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They have a short, broad, shiny, reddish-brown body. The forehead, four spots on the pronotum and the pygidium are black.[3]

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