Biology:Melasis bupestroides
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Melasis bupestroides is a species of false click beetles native to Europe.[2][3]
The species name bupestroides (from the beetle genus Buprestis, and Ancient Greek ειδής eidēs, "like") refers to the species' body shape.[4] Linnaeus's original name for the beetle was Elater buprestoides. The genus name Melasis (from Ancient Greek μέλας mélas, "black") refers to the black color of the member species' body.[5]
Description
The cylindrical beetle is between six and nine millimeters long. The body's greatest width occurs on the leading edge of the scutum.
References
- ↑ Linnaeus, C., 1761 Fauna Svecica sistens animalia Sveciæ Regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes. Distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. 578 pp. Laurentii Salvii (Stockholm)
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Norman H. Joy, , 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
- ↑ Schenkling, Sigmund. "Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen (Art)" (in de). http://www.zeno.org/Naturwissenschaften/M/Schenkling,+Sigmund/Erkl%C3%A4rung+der+wissenschaftlichen+K%C3%A4fernamen/Arten,+Unterarten,+Variet%C3%A4ten,+Aberrationen.
- ↑ Schenkling, Sigmund. "Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen (Gattung)" (in de). http://www.zeno.org/Naturwissenschaften/M/Schenkling,+Sigmund/Erkl%C3%A4rung+der+wissenschaftlichen+K%C3%A4fernamen/Gattungen+und+Untergattungen..
Wikidata ☰ Q2098688 entry
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