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Résumé
Nosoderma diabolicum (anciennement Phloeodes diabolicus), surnommé « coléoptère du diable » ou « coléoptère cuirassé », est un coléoptère de la famille des Zopheridae.
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Description
Il est incapable de voler et a une durée de vie maximale de huit ans.
Ce scarabée est réputé pour son indestructibilité : il est notamment capable de survivre après avoir été « écrasé » par une automobile. Ses élytres épais, densément stratifiés et imbriqués, reliés à la cuticule ventrale par des structures de support latérales complexes, sont capables de supporter une charge d'environ 15 kg (149 newtons).
Répartition
On le trouve dans les zones arides de la côte ouest des États-Unis, où il vit sur des champignons poussant sous l'écorce des arbres.