Lycus trabeatus
Tailed net-winged beetle | |
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In eastern South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lycidae |
Genus: | Lycus |
Species: | L. trabeatus |
Binomial name | |
Lycus trabeatus Guérin-Méneville, 1835[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Lycus trabeatus, common name tailed net-winged beetle, is a species of beetle in the Lycidae family, which is native to the eastern and southern Afrotropics. They are diurnal, aposematic insects. Adults feed on various flowers and their nectar,[2] while larvae live under tree bark, in dead wood, or in detritus where they may live on fungi.[3]
Range and habitat
It is known to occur in Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia and South Africa.[2] It inhabits subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands.[3]
Description
Lycus trabeatus reaches a length of about 22–31 millimetres (0.87–1.22 in).[2] The pronotum has a black center and orange edges. The elytra are black at their bases, on the apical lobes, and sometimes along the dilated edges. Elytra are variable in shape, from widely expanded with a constriction towards the apical lobe, to intermediate or slender. The black antennae are mildly serrate. Femora are orange and the lower legs are black.[2]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[2]
- Lycus trabeatus subsp. trabeatus
- Range: eastern and southern Afrotropics
- Description: Female's total length about 22 mm, pronotum 4 mm x 4 mm, elytron 18 mm long, dilated laterally, narrowing towards apical lobe.
- Lycus trabeatus subsp. matojoi
- Range: southern highlands of Tanzania
- Description: Female's total length about 18 mm, pronotum 3 mm x 3 mm, elytron 15 x 4 mm.
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References
- ↑ "Lycus trabeatus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Matojo, Nicodemus D. (November 2014). "Morphological Variation Of The Tanzanian Tailed Net-Winged Beetle Lycus Trabeatus GuérinMéneville (Coleoptera: Lycidae) Connotes Subspecific Delimitation" (PDF). International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research. 3 (11): 15–18. ISSN 2277-8616. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- 1 2 Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles; Weaving, Alan (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa (new updated ed.). Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp. 218–221. ISBN 978-1-77007-061-5.
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