Melanotus villosus

Melanotus villosus
Melanotus villosus male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Melanotus
Species: M. villosus
Binomial name
Melanotus villosus
Gmelin, 1789

Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus 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.

References

  1. ↑ Update on the size
  2. ↑ Description
  3. ↑ Melanotus villosus - a click beetle from Sherwood Forest


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