Athous emaciatus
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Athous
Species:
A. emaciatus
Binomial name
Athous emaciatus
Candèze, 1860

Athous emaciatus is a species of click beetle in the genus Athous.

Distribution

This species is present in Europe (France, northern Italy, and Switzerland).[1][2][3][4]

Habitat

The adults can be found on trees and shrubs in cool woodland areas. The larva is most likely host to stumps of Pinus uncinata.[5]

Description

Athous emaciatus can reach a body length of about 8.5–10.5 mm (0.33–0.41 in). Colour of the body is always pale, straw yellow tinged with ferruginous. Often the disc of the pronotum is darkened.[6]

References

  1. "Athous (Haplathous) emaciatus Candèze, 1860 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. "Athous emaciatus Candèze, 1860". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. "Elateridae". faunaitalia.it. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. INPN – Inventaire National du Patromoine National
  5. Pedroni, G.; Platia, G. "La fauna a Elateridi della Valle d'Aosta (Coleoptera, Elateridae)" (PDF) (in Italian).
  6. Leseigneur, Lucien (1972). "Coléoptères Elateridae de la faune de France continentale et de Corse". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 41 (2): 3–382. doi:10.3406/linly.1972.10023.
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