Semiotus furcatus

Semiotus furcatus
	In Peru
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Semiotus
Species:	S. furcatus
Binomial name
	Semiotus furcatus; Fabricius, 1792
Synonyms
	Elater furcatus Fabricius, 1792; Pericalle furcatus Latreille, 1834; Pericallus furcatus Dejean, 1836; Semiotus furcatus Candèze, 1874;

Semiotus furcatus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae.^[1]

Description

Semiotus furcatus can reach a length of 17–25 mm (0.67–0.98 in).^[2] The basic colour of the body is reddish-orange. The pronotum has a single longitudinal median black stripes, while the elytra have three black stripes.

Distribution

This Neotropical species occurs from Panama to Peru, including Bolivia and Brazil.

References

^ Parreira, Maria Helena; Casari, Sônia A. (September 2004). "Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 94 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212004000300011.
^ Wells, Samuel A. (2007). Revision of the Neotropical Click Beetle Genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae) (PDF). Kansas: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 114. ISSN 0459-8113.

[parr2004-1] Parreira, Maria Helena; Casari, Sônia A. (September 2004). "Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 94 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212004000300011.

[2] Wells, Samuel A. (2007). Revision of the Neotropical Click Beetle Genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae) (PDF). Kansas: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. p. 114. ISSN 0459-8113.

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