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Omophlus lepturoides

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Omophlus lepturoides
Omophlus lepturoides. Dorsal view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Omophlus
Species:
O. lepturoides
Binomial name
Omophlus lepturoides
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Odontomophlus lepturoides

Omophlus lepturoides is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.[1]

The Latin species name lepturoides derives from Leptura (genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae) and eides, meaning similar.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Side view

This species is present in Europe (Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland).[3] It can also be found in Southeast Asia and Russia, from Ukraine to the Caucasus.[4] These beetles inhabit heat and sunny areas.

Description

Omophlus lepturoides can reach a body length of 11–16 millimetres (0.43–0.63 in).[2] Head and pronotum are black and rather hairy. Elytra are reddish-brown. Legs are black.

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