Eletica testacea
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Eletica testacea, is a species of blister beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Thailand.[1][2][3][4]
Description
[edit]Body length is about 35.2 to 28.5 mm. Head is 6.2 to 6.5 mm long and long oval in shape. Vertex strongly elevated. Eyes large, and reniform. Mandibles strongly curved, and very robust. Pronotum blackish and shiny. Elytra costulate, reddish color with black bands at middle. Legs entirely black, where the hind tibiae possess external spur. Tarsal claws are strongly curved. Ventrum blackish with fine, yellowish pubescence. Male has black antennae which are very thick, and serrate. Aedeagus without hooks, but slightly curved at the apex.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Eletica testacea (Olivier, 1789)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Eletica testacea species page". THAILAND NATURE PROJECT. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Cerambycoidea Forum - India: Eletica testacea (Meloidae)". www.cerambycoidea.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13(1&2):203-251. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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