M44b #4 This Beetle is sometimes referred to as a living fossil. As you can see, he is very strange looking! This baby Duliticola is showcased in a clear case display 2 x 2 x 1/2" and would be a Great addition to any collection and a wonderful gift! The case will keep your specimen safe and clean for years to come! The case opens but i would not suggest it or you might damage the specimen.
Species and fun facts: Duliticola Hoiseni
Duliticola hoiseni is an exceedingly segmented creature with a very small head that retracts into the prothorax. The prothorax is a triangular segment that has two small tubercles protruding from the front of the segment near the area where the head extends. Two larger tubercles are near the back of the prothorax segment. The extendable head of the trilobite beetle has very small eyes which sit behind two-jointed antennae. The segment behind the prothorax, the mesothorax, is much wider than the first segment, with four large tear-drop shaped tubercles situated in the middle and a pair of smaller ones near the rear. The next segment, the metathorax, is much like the mesothorax, with the addition of a straight, swept back posterior edge. The nine-segmented abdomen is covered in cylindrical abdominal processes, which originate from the rear of each segment and angle back and upwards. Mature females are yellowish-white, whereas the males and immature females are generally a dark brown color with cinnamon colored processes. The average size of this insect is between 35 mm and 45 mm.
