Campylomorphus homalisinus
| Campylomorphus homalisinus | |
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| Campylomorphus homalisinus, female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Denticollinae |
| Genus: | Campylomorphus |
| Species: | C. homalisinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Campylomorphus homalisinus (Illiger, 1807) | |
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Campylomorphus homalisinus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.[1] Campylomorphus is a monotipic genus that contains only the species C. homalisinus.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. [2] This rare orophilous species occurs in shrublands, grasslands and in the forests. Adults usually forage on flowers. Larvae live in rotten wood and forest litter. [3]
Description
Campylomorphus homalisinus can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). [4]
References
- ↑ Elateridae in Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
- ↑ Fauna europaea
- ↑ Paolo Biella, Riccardo Groppali Campylomorphus homalisinus (Elateridae): a new species for Lombardy (Italy), with notes on its ecology, distribution and biogeography Biodiversity Data Journal. 2014;21-11 DOI 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1075
- ↑ Elateridae
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