Tetralobus flabellicornis
| Tetralobus flabellicornis | |
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| Museum specimen of Tetralobus flabellicornis | |
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| Male specimen of Tetralobus flabellicornis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Agrypninae |
| Genus: | Tetralobus |
| Species: | T. flabellicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetralobus flabellicornis (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Tetralobus flabellicornis, the Giant Acacia Click Beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Description
[edit]Tetralobus flabellicornis can reach a length of 60–80 millimetres (2.4–3.1 in). This large click beetle has a dark brown to black body covered with a brownish grey pubescence, the latter showing a weak to medium reflectance in the near-infrared.[1] The quite long antennae carry large lamellae in males, while they are serrate in females. Larvae live in the termite nests. These beetles feed on Acacia trees.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This species is widespread in South Africa, Namibia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Zambia, Zanzibar, Liberia and Zaire. It lives in savannah and subtropical forests.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mielewczik, Michael; Liebisch, Frank; Walter, Achim; Greven, Hartmut (2012). "Near-Infrared (NIR)-Reflectance in Insects – Phenetic Studies of 181 Species" (PDF). Entomologie heute. 23: 183–215.
- Biolib
- in Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
- Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
- Hans G. Schabel Forest Entomology in East Africa: Forest Insects of Tanzania
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