Belopus elongatus

Belopus elongatus (synonym Centorus (Belopus) elongatus Herbst, 1797) is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Lagriinae.[1][2]

Belopus elongatus
Belopus elongatus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:
Lagriinae
Tribe:
Belopini
Genus:
Belopus
Species:
B. elongatus
Binomial name
Belopus elongatus
(Herbst, 1797 )
Synonyms
  • Tenebrio elongatus Herbst, 1797
  • Centorus elongatus (Herbst, 1797)

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:[1][2]

  • Belopus elongatus elongatus (Herbst, 1797)
  • Belopus elongatus ecalcaratus (Seidlitz, 1896)

Distribution

This species can be found in the Canary Islands, Madeira, Malta, Sardinia, and Sicily, and possibly the Italian mainland.[1]

References
  1. "Belopus elongatus (Herbst, 1797)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "species Centorus elongatus (Herbst, 1797)". BioLiB. Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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