Melanotus punctosus, is a species of click beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Hawaii.[1][2]
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Description
editIn adults, the length ranges from 12 to 18 mm and is completely black and glossy, except for the legs and antennae, which have a ferruginous brown color. On the head, it has eyes that are slightly narrower than the anterior margin of the pronotum. The pronotum of the beetle is longer than broader and has heterogeneous punctations. In males, the aedeagus has a long median lobe and basally broad parameres.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Additions and notes to the Elateridae (Coleoptera) of the Hawaiian Islands1" (PDF). Science Letters - researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "A New Species of Melanotus (Eschscholtz, 1829) With Notes on Other Species of the Genus From Pakistan (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 43(3), pp. 581-585, 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Biodiversity of click beetles (Elateridae) of Tandojam" (PDF). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2018; 6(2): 2808-2814. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Two new species of the genus Melanotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae; Melanotinae) from Pakistan" (PDF). Zootaxa 3101: 47–52 (2011). Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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