Lycus foliaceus
Lycus foliaceus | |
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Museum specimen of a male from Guinea-Bissau | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lycidae |
Genus: | Lycus |
Species: | L. foliaceus |
Binomial name | |
Lycus foliaceus Dalman, 1817[1] | |
Lycus foliaceus is a species of beetle belonging to the Lycidae family.[2][3]
Description
Males of the species have expanded elytra, with prominent shoulders and a blackish apex. Those of females are comparatively narrow.[4]
Distribution
This species occurs in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.[3][5][6]
References
- ↑ Global Names Index
- ↑ Zipcodezoo
- 1 2 Schoenherr, C. J. Synonymia insectorum, Appendix, pag. 26 Stockholm, E. Bruzelius,1806
- ↑ A. Murray On Goleoptera from Old Calabar
- ↑ Collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
- ↑ Carl Peter Thunberg,Mauritz Kahn Fauna Guineensis
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