Languria taedata

Languria taedata is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Dark and elongate, it is 9mm to 11mm long. Its larvae grow inside the stems of cordgrass.[1] It is found in North America,[2][3][4] especially along the eastern coastal states.[1]

Languria taedata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Languria
Species:
L. taedata
Binomial name
Languria taedata
LeConte, 1854

References

  1. Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North American. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780691133041.
  2. "Languria taedata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Languria taedata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.


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