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Athous emaciatus

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Athous emaciatus
Female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Athous
Species:
A. emaciatus
Binomial name
Athous emaciatus
Candèze, 1860

Athous emaciatus is a species of click beetle in the genus Athous.

Distribution

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This species is present in Europe (France, northern Italy, and Switzerland).[1][2][3][4]

Habitat

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The adults can be found on trees and shrubs in cool woodland areas. The larva is most likely host to stumps of Pinus uncinata.[5]

Description

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Athous emaciatus can reach a body length of about 8.5–10.5 mm (0.33–0.41 in). Colour of the body is always pale, straw yellow tinged with ferruginous. Often the disc of the pronotum is darkened.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Athous (Haplathous) emaciatus Candèze, 1860 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Athous emaciatus Candèze, 1860". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "Elateridae". faunaitalia.it. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. ^ INPN – Inventaire National du Patromoine National
  5. ^ Pedroni, G.; Platia, G. "La fauna a Elateridi della Valle d'Aosta (Coleoptera, Elateridae)" (PDF) (in Italian).
  6. ^ Leseigneur, Lucien (1972). "Coléoptères Elateridae de la faune de France continentale et de Corse". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 41 (2): 3–382. doi:10.3406/linly.1972.10023.
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