Enicopus pilosus is a species of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Genus: | Enicopus |
| Species: | E. pilosus
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| Enicopus pilosus (Scopoli, 1763)
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Description
editEnicopus pilosus can reach a length of 10–11 millimetres (0.39–0.43 in) in males, 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in) in females. The body is completely black, with long hair, especially in females. Hair are black in males, grayish in females. The males have a pointed appendage on the first article of the anterior tarsi and a flattened hook on the posterior tarsi.
Habitat
editThese beetles prefer open areas, forest edges, roads, fields, meadows and pastures. They are quite common in summer on the stems of Poaceae species.
Distribution
editThis species is mainly present in Croatia, France, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.
References
edit- ^ Constantin, Robert; Liberti, Gianfranco (17 February 2009). "The Enicopus Stephens, 1830 species east of the Iberian peninsula: E. ater (Fabricius, 1787) and E. pilosus (Scopoli, 1763)(Coleoptera, Dasytidae)": 293–321.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Enicopus pilosus (Scopoli, 1763) - Enicopus pilosus". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel. Retrieved 2022-12-14.