Melanotus villosus
| Melanotus villosus | |
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| Melanotus villosus male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Genus: | Melanotus |
| Species: | M. villosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotus villosus Gmelin, 1789 | |
Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle from a family of elateridae in a genus of Melanotus.
Description
Adult beetles size is 14–19 millimetres (0.55–0.75 in), but could extend up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[1] The color of body and legs is black. It carries brown tarsi on its legs. The and antennas are brownish-black. Males have longer antennas and prothorax then females.[2]
Distribution
The species can be found everywhere throughout England (Sherwood Forest),[3] Wales, Scotland (especially in Loch Lomond, Dumfries, and Galloway), and the far North-west.
Ecology
The beetle eats old pine stumps.
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