Tailed net-winged beetle | |
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In eastern South Africa | |
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Species: | L. trabeatus
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Lycus trabeatus
Guérin-Méneville, 1835
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Lycus trabeatus, common name tailed net-winged beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Lycidae, which is native to the eastern, southern Afrotropics and Arabian Peninsula. They are diurnal, aposematic insects. Adults feed on various flowers and their nectar,[ citation needed] while larvae live under tree bark, in dead wood, or in detritus where they may live on fungi. [2]
It is known to occur in Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia , Oman and South Africa.[ citation needed] It inhabits subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands. [2]
Lycus trabeatus reaches a length of about 22–31 millimetres (0.87–1.22 in).[ citation needed] 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.[ citation needed]
There are two subspecies:[ citation needed]
Tailed net-winged beetle | |
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In eastern South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | L. trabeatus
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Binomial name | |
Lycus trabeatus
Guérin-Méneville, 1835
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Synonyms | |
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Lycus trabeatus, common name tailed net-winged beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Lycidae, which is native to the eastern, southern Afrotropics and Arabian Peninsula. They are diurnal, aposematic insects. Adults feed on various flowers and their nectar,[ citation needed] while larvae live under tree bark, in dead wood, or in detritus where they may live on fungi. [2]
It is known to occur in Eritrea, Ethiopia, the DRC, Tanzania, Namibia , Oman and South Africa.[ citation needed] It inhabits subtropical forests, savannahs and grasslands. [2]
Lycus trabeatus reaches a length of about 22–31 millimetres (0.87–1.22 in).[ citation needed] 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.[ citation needed]
There are two subspecies:[ citation needed]