- Cteniopus sulphureus
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Cteniopus sulphureus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Tenebrionidae Genus: Cteniopus Species: C. sulphureus Binomial name Cteniopus sulphureus
(Linnaeus, 1758)Synonyms - Cteniopus flavus (Scopoli, 1763)
- Tenebrio flavus Scopoli, 1763
Cteniopus sulphureus is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.
These beetles are mainly present in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden.
The adults grow up to 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in) long. Elytra are pale yellow, while head and pronotum are orange-yellow. The shape of the head is extended forward. Theese thermophilic beetles can mainly be encountered in sunny places on inflorescences of Apiaceae species, especially Achillea species.
Subspecies
- Cteniopus sulphureus var. analis Seidlitz
- Cteniopus sulphureus var. murinus Herbst
- Cteniopus sulphureus var. palpalis Seidlitz
- Cteniopus sulphureus var. sulphuratus Gmelin
External links
Categories:- Tenebrionidae
- Beetles of Europe
- Animals described in 1758
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