Heliotaurus ruficollis
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| Heliotaurus ruficollis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Alleculinae |
| Tribe: | Cteniopodini |
| Genus: | Heliotaurus |
| Species: | H. ruficollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliotaurus ruficollis (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Heliotaurus ruficollis is a species of comb-clawed beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, found in southern Europe and northern Africa. The beetles are generally black with a dark red thorax.[1]