Biology:Eletica testacea

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Short description: Species of beetle


Eletica testacea
Eletica testacea Blister Beetle (16729858302).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Tenebrionoidea
Family:
Meloidae
Genus:
Eletica
Species:
E. testacea
Binomial name
Eletica testacea
(Olivier, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Cantharis testacea Olivier, 1789
  • Lytta testacea Olivier, 1795
  • Cantharis testacea Haag-Rutenberg, 1879

Eletica testacea, is a species of blister beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Thailand.[1][2][3][4]

Description

Body length is about 35.2 to 28.5 mm. Head is 6.2 to 6.5 mm long and long oval in shape. Vertex strongly elevated. Eyes large, and reniform. Mandibles strongly curved, and very robust. Pronotum blackish and shiny. Elytra costulate, reddish color with black bands at middle. Legs entirely black, where the hind tibiae possess external spur. Tarsal claws are strongly curved. Ventrum blackish with fine, yellowish pubescence. Male has black antennae which are very thick, and serrate. Aedeagus without hooks, but slightly curved at the apex.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237010403_The_National_Red_List_2012_of_Sri_Lanka_Conservation_Status_of_the_Fauna_and_Flora. 
  2. ↑ "Eletica testacea (Olivier, 1789)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6952216. 
  3. ↑ "Eletica testacea species page" (in en). http://www.thailandnatureproject.com/eletica-testacea.html. 
  4. ↑ "Cerambycoidea Forum - India: Eletica testacea (Meloidae)". http://www.cerambycoidea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21372. 
  5. ↑ "The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka.". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258312215_The_Blister_Beetle_Meloidae_of_Sri_Lanka. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2730028 entry




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