Korynetes caeruleus

Korynetes caeruleus
	Korynetes caeruleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Korynetes
Species:	Korynetes
Binomial name
	Korynetes caeruleus; (De Geer, 1775)

Korynetes caeruleus also known as the steely blue beetle is a predatory beetle in the family Cleridae.

The adult is between 3.5 and 6.5 mm (0.14 and 0.26 in) long, has reddish-brown antennae, a scantily spotted brown head and neck shield, and shiny blue elytra. The larvae live in tunnelled wood that has been infested by the common furniture beetle and the deathwatch beetle and they feed on the larvae of these wood-damaging insects. The presence of Korynetes caeruleus indicates a heavy infestation of either woodboring insect. Adult females mate and lay eggs near or just inside exit holes, then die.[1] It is not to be confused with Necrobia rufipes, which is also a steely blue beetle in the family Cleridae. Both beetles have a significance in forensic entomology but for different reasons.

References

Unger, A.; Schniewind, Arno; Unger, W. (2001). Conservation of Wood Artifacts: A Handbook. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-3-540-41580-0.

External links

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[Unger-1] Unger, A.; Schniewind, Arno; Unger, W. (2001). Conservation of Wood Artifacts: A Handbook. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-3-540-41580-0.