Helops rossii

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Helops rossii
Helops rossii. Museum specimen
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H. rossii
Binomial name
Helops rossii
Germar, 1817
Synonyms
  • Tenebrio violaceus Thunberg, 1817

Helops rossii is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Tenebrioninae. [1]

Description

A live individual of Helops rossii

Helops rossii can reach a length of 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in). Body is metallic blue-black in color. These betles can be found from January to December. [2]

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro. [3]



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