Languria taedata is a species of lizard beetle in the family Erotylidae. Dark and elongate, it is 9mm to 11mm long. Its larvae grow inside the stems of cordgrass.[1] It is found in North America,[2][3][4] especially along the eastern coastal states.[1]
Languria taedata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Erotylidae |
Genus: | Languria |
Species: | L. taedata
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Binomial name | |
Languria taedata LeConte, 1854
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References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Arthur (2014). Beetles of Eastern North American. Princeton University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780691133041.
- ^ "Languria taedata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Languria taedata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Languria taedata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.