Melanotus castanipes

Melanotus castanipes is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae.[1][2][3]

Melanotus castanipes
A female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Melanotus
Species:
M. castanipes
Binomial name
Melanotus castanipes
(Paykull, 1800)

Description

A male

Length varies from 13 to 19 mm. It is uniformly black, or with slightly browner head with an elongated body and tapering elytra. Longitudinal rows of pits are obvious, as are densely scattered pits on the pronotum. The legs and antennae are black and the antennae are long, extending a way beyond the posterior margin of the pronotum, slightly shorter in the female.

References

  1. "Melanotus castanipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Melanotus castanipes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. "Melanotus castanipes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading


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