Tetralobus flabellicornis

Tetralobus flabellicornis
Museum specimen of Tetralobus flabellicornis
Male specimen of Tetralobus flabellicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Agrypninae
Genus: Tetralobus
Species: T. flabellicornis
Binomial name
Tetralobus flabellicornis
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Tetralobus flabellicornis, the Giant Acacia Click Beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

Description

Tetralobus flabellicornis can reach a length of 60–80 millimetres (2.4–3.1 in). This large click beetle has a dark brown body covered with a brownish grey pubescence. The quite long antennae carry large lamellae in males, while they are serrate in females. Larvae live in the termite nests. These beetles feed on Acacia trees.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in South Africa, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Zambia, Zanzibar, Liberia and Zaire. It lives in savannah and subtropical forests.

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