Melanotus villosus
Appearance
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Melanotus villosus Gmelin, 1789
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Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Melanotus.
Description
[edit]Adult beetles size is 14–19 millimetres (0.55–0.75 in), but could extend up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[1] The color of body and legs is black. It carries brown tarsi on its legs. And the antennas are brownish-black. Males have longer antennas and prothorax than females.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The species can be found everywhere throughout England (Sherwood Forest),[3] Wales, Scotland (especially in Loch Lomond, Dumfries, and Galloway), and the far North-west.
Ecology
[edit]The beetle eats old pine stumps.
References
[edit]- ^ Update on the size
- ^ "Description". Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ Melanotus villosus - a click beetle from Sherwood Forest