Biology:Cteniopus sulphureus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cteniopus sulphureus
Tenebrionidae - Cteniopus sulphureus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Cteniopus
Species:
C. sulphureus
Binomial name
Cteniopus sulphureus
Synonyms
  • Cteniopus flavus (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Tenebrio flavus Scopoli, 1763

Cteniopus sulphureus is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.

These beetles are mainly present in Denmark , Finland , Slovenia, Italy and Sweden.

The adults grow up to 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in) long. Elytra are pale yellow, while head and pronotum are orange-yellow. The shape of the head is extended forward. These thermophilic beetles can mainly be encountered in sunny places on inflorescences of Apiaceae and Asteraceae species, especially Achillea species.

Subspecies

  • Cteniopus sulphureus var. analis Seidlitz
  • Cteniopus sulphureus var. murinus Herbst
  • Cteniopus sulphureus var. palpalis Seidlitz
  • Cteniopus sulphureus var. sulphuratus Gmelin

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5191622 entry