Lycus foliaceus

Lycus foliaceus
Museum specimen of a male
from Guinea-Bissau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lycidae
Genus: Lycus
Species:
L. foliaceus
Binomial name
Lycus foliaceus
Dalman, 1817[1]

Lycus foliaceus is a species of beetle belonging to the Lycidae family.[2][3]

Description

Males of the species have expanded elytra, with prominent shoulders and a blackish apex. Those of females are comparatively narrow.[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.[3][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Global Names Index
  2. ^ Zipcodezoo Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Schoenherr, C. J. Synonymia insectorum, Appendix, pag. 26 Stockholm, E. Bruzelius,1806
  4. ^ A. Murray On Goleoptera from Old Calabar
  5. ^ Collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  6. ^ Carl Peter Thunberg,Mauritz Kahn Fauna Guineensis


 

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