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Pyropterus nigroruber

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Pyropterus nigroruber
Pyropterus nigroruber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lycidae
Genus: Pyropterus
Species:
P. nigroruber
Binomial name
Pyropterus nigroruber
(DeGeer, 1774)
Synonyms
  • Pyropterus affinis (Paykull, 1799)[1]

Pyropterus nigroruber is a species of net-winged beetles belonging to the family Lycidae.

Description

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Pyropterus nigroruber can reach a length of about 7.5–10 millimetres (0.30–0.39 in).[2] This small net-winged beetles have an elongated and flattened body, with black head and pronotum, while elytra are brick-red in colour and show four longitudinal carinae connected by week transverse lines.[3]

The long, thick, and serrate antennae have eleven antennal segments. The segments two and three are very short and almost equal in length.[4]

Adults occurs from June to August.[5] The predaceous larvae pupate in rotten wood, mainly in dead birch timber. They feed on small insects.[6]

Distribution and habitat

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This species is present in the eastern Palearctic realm and in most of European countries.[7][8] It occurs in lowlands and highlands in moist forests.[5]

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