Stenomax aeneus

Stenomax aeneus is a species of darkling beetles (insects belonging to the family Tenebrionidae) in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.[1]

Stenomax aeneus
Stenomax aeneus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:
Tenebrioninae
Tribe:
Helopini
Genus:
Stenomax
Species:
S. aeneus
Binomial name
Stenomax aeneus
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Cylindronotus aeneus (Scopoli, 1863)
  • Tenebrio aeneus Scopoli, 1763
  • Tenebrio lanipes Linnaeus, 1771

Subspecies
  • Stenomax aeneus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Stenomax aeneus incurvus (Küster, 1850)

Description

Stenomax aeneus can reach a length of 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). These beetles have a black-brown, elongated body with very long legs. The central pair of legs is hairy at the top. At the end of the abdomen, the elytra form two small spurs.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This quite common species is present in south-eastern and Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland).[3] These beetles live on branches infested with fungi and under bark of deciduous trees.

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
  3. Fauna europaea


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