Semiotus ligneus

Semiotus ligneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Semiotus
Species:	S. ligneus
Binomial name
	Semiotus ligneus; (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
	Elater ligneus Linnaeus, 1763; Elater lignarius Fabricius, 1792; Elater conicus Voet, 1806; Pericalle ligneus (Linnaeus, 1763); Pericallus ligneus (Linnaeus, 1763);

Semiotus ligneus is a species of click beetle from Central and South America.

It grows to a total length of 15–44 millimetres (0.6–1.7 in), and is 3.7–4.2 times as long as it is wide. The larvae are 27 mm (1.1 in) long. It closely resembles seed sheaths, which provides it with effective camouflage.

S. ligneus is the most frequently collected species in the genus Semiotus. Its closest relative is Semiotus serraticornis.

References

1 2 3 Maria Helena Parreira & Sônia A. Casari (2004). "Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)" (PDF). Iheringia. Zoology. 94 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212004000300011.
1 2 3 4 5 Samuel A. Wells (2007). "Revision of the Neotropical click beetle genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. 514. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: 1–114. doi:10.5962/p.214393.
↑ Mary Blair Beebe, C. William Beebe (1910). "A gold mine in the wilderness". Our Search for a Wilderness. An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Henry Holt and Company. pp. 165–213.

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[Parreira-1] 1 2 3 Maria Helena Parreira & Sônia A. Casari (2004). "Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)" (PDF). Iheringia. Zoology. 94 (3): 285–294. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212004000300011.

[Wells-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Samuel A. Wells (2007). "Revision of the Neotropical click beetle genus Semiotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. 514. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: 1–114. doi:10.5962/p.214393.

[3] Mary Blair Beebe, C. William Beebe (1910). "A gold mine in the wilderness". Our Search for a Wilderness. An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana. Henry Holt and Company. pp. 165–213.