Stenomax aeneus

Stenomax aeneus
Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Stenomax
Species:
S. aeneus
Binomial name
Stenomax aeneus
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Cylindronotus aeneus (Scopoli, 1863)
  • Tenebrio aeneus Scopoli, 1763
  • Tenebrio lanipes Linnaeus, 1771

Stenomax aeneus is a species of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae).

Subspecies

Description

Stenomax aeneus can reach a length of 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). These beetles have a black-brown, elongated body with very long legs. The central pair of legs is hairy at the top. At the end of the abdomen, the elytra form two small spurs.

Distribution and habitat

This quite common species is present in south-eastern and Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland). These beetles live on branches infested with fungi and under bark of deciduous trees.

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
  3. ↑ Fauna europaea