Rhagonycha recta

Rhagonycha recta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Cantharidae
Genus:	Rhagonycha
Species:	R. recta
Binomial name
Rhagonycha recta (Melsheimer, 1846)

Rhagonycha recta is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.

Description

Adults of Rhagnoycha recta are somewhat variable in appearance. Typically, they are dark brown to black with yellow to yellow-brown margins on the pronotum and elytra, though a dark form with mostly or entirely black pronotum and/or elytra occurs, especially among more northern specimens. Legs may be entirely dark barring yellow knees, or may have entirely yellowish tibiae and tarsi. Antennae are 60 (in females) to 70 (in males) percent of body length, which ranges from 5 to 7 mm.[4]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Canada and the United States, with a preference for maple forests, forest edges, and shrubby open areas.[4]

References

1. "Rhagonycha recta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
2. "Rhagonycha recta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Rhagonycha recta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. Pelletier, Georges; Hébert, Christian (February 2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 25. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

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