Macrolycus graciliramus
Species of beetle
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Macrolycus graciliramus is a species of beetle of the Lycidae family. This species is found in China (Guangxi).
| Macrolycus graciliramus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Genus: | Macrolycus |
| Species: | M. graciliramus |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrolycus graciliramus Y. Yang, Du & Liu, 2025 | |
Adults reach a length of about 10–10.6 mm. The colour of their body is black brown, while the pronotum and scutellum are black and the elytra dark red. The surface is covered with decumbent red pubescence.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin gracilis (meaning slender) and ramus (meaning branch) and refers to the slender lamellae on male antennomeres III‒X.[1]
