Chalcolepidius limbatus
| Chalcolepidius limbatus | |
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| Chalcolepidius limbatus from Argentina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Genus: | Chalcolepidius |
| Species: | C. limbatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chalcolepidius limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)[1]
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Chalcolepidius limbatus is a species of beetles in the family Elateridae.
Description
Chalcolepidius limbatus reaches a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The coloration is quite variable and may be green, olive-brown or yellowish. It shows lateral stripes on the pronotum.
Distribution
This species occurs in West Indies (Virgin Islands), Trinidad, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.[1]
References
- ^ a b Casari, S.A. (2002). "Review of the genus Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 46 (3): 268, 312–314 of 263–428. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262002000300007.
- Elateridae de Argentina
- Sônia Aparecida Casari Review of the genus Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)
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