Biology:Raiboscelis azureus

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Raiboscelis azureus
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Template:Taxonomy/RaiboscelisRaiboscelis azureus
Brulle, 1832

Raiboscelis azureus is a species of darkling beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.[1]

Description

Raiboscelis azureus is 14–15 millimeters long, with a dark blue, rarely black, upper side. Like other species in the genus, R. azureus has densely spotted rows on the elytra. The spaces between the dots in each row are fine but very distinct.[2]

Range

Raiboscelis azureus is found in Greece[1][3] and Albania[1][3][4]

Taxonomy

Raiboscelis azureus contains the following subspecies:

  • Raiboscelis azureus azureus[3]
  • Raiboscelis azureus obliteratus[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Raiboscelis azureus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/927247-Raiboscelis-azureus. 
  2. "Raiboscelis identification key" (in de). https://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/raiboscelis.htm. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Raiboscelis azureus (Brulle, 1832)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5750011. 
  4. Kovács, T O Merkl (31 December 2013). "Beetles from Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro, with new country records (Coleoptera)". Folia Historico-Naturalia Musei Matraensis 37. 

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