Biology:Semiotus furcatus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Semiotus furcatus
Semiotus furcatus.jpg
In Peru
Scientific classification
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Semiotini
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S. furcatus
Binomial name
Semiotus furcatus
Fabricius, 1792
Synonyms
  • Elater furcatus Fabricius, 1792
  • Pericalle furcatus Latreille, 1834
  • Pericallus furcatus Dejean, 1836
  • Semiotus furcatus Candèze, 1874

Semiotus furcatus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae.[1]

Description

Semiotus furcatus can reach a length of 17–25 mm (0.67–0.98 in).[2] The basic colour of the body is reddish-orange. The pronotum has a single longitudinal median black stripes, while the elytra have three black stripes.

Distribution

This Neotropical species occurs from Panama to Peru, including Bolivia and Brazil .

References

  1. Parreira, Maria Helena; Casari, Sônia A. (September 2004). "Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)". Iheringia. Série Zoologia 94 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212004000300011. 
  2. Wells, Samuel A. (2007). Revision of the Neotropical Click Beetle Genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Kansas: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 114. https://nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS514.pdf. 

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