Duliticola Living Fossil Glass Dome

J32   #4 This Beetle is sometimes referred to as a living fossil.  As you can see, he is very strange looking!  This Platrodrilus is showcased in a glass dome display with a wood base that is approx. 3 1/2 x 3"  and would be a Great addition to any collection and a wonderful gift!  The dome will keep your specimen safe and clean for years to come!  The dome is removable.  

Please note:  Pictures are an example of what you will be receiving and may not be the exact one.  They are all about the same.  

Species and fun facts:  Platerodrilus ruficollis is a species of trilobite beetle, formerly known under an incorrect junior synonym, Duliticola hoiseni

Platerodrilus ruficollis 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.