Melanotus villosus
| Melanotus villosus | |
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| Melanotus villosus male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Elaterinae |
| Tribe: | Ampedini |
| Genus: | Melanotus |
| Species: | M. villosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanotus villosus Gmelin, 1789
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Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Melanotus.
Description
Adult beetles size is 14–19 millimetres (0.55–0.75 in), but could extend up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[1] The color of body and legs is black. It carries brown tarsi on its legs. And the antennas are brownish-black. Males have longer antennas and prothorax than females.[2]
Distribution
The species can be found everywhere throughout England (Sherwood Forest),[3] Wales, Scotland (especially in Loch Lomond, Dumfries, and Galloway), and the far North-west.
Ecology
The beetle eats old pine stumps.
References
- ^ Update on the size
- ^ "Description". Archived from the original on 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ Melanotus villosus - a click beetle from Sherwood Forest