Helops rossii
| Helops rossii | |
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| Helops rossii. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Helopini |
| Genus: | Helops |
| Species: | H. rossii |
| Binomial name | |
| Helops rossii Germar, 1817 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
References
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