Stenomax aeneus

Stenomax aeneus
	Stenomax aeneus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Tenebrioninae
Tribe:	Helopini
Genus:	Stenomax
Species:	S. aeneus
Binomial name
	Stenomax aeneus; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Cylindronotus aeneus (Scopoli, 1863); Tenebrio aeneus Scopoli, 1763; Tenebrio lanipes Linnaeus, 1771;

Stenomax aeneus is a species of darkling beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Tenebrioninae. ^[1]

Subspecies

Stenomax aeneus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Stenomax aeneus incurvus (Küster, 1850)

Description

Stenomax aeneus can reach a length of 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). These beetles have a black-brown, elongated body with very long legs. The central pair of legs is hairy at the top. At the end of the abdomen, the elytra form two small spurs. ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

This quite common species is present in south-eastern and Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland). ^[3] These beetles live on branches infested with fungi and under bark of deciduous trees.

References

^ Biolib
^ Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
^ Fauna europaea

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[1] Biolib

[2] Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1

[3] Fauna europaea

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