Campylomorphus homalisinus

Campylomorphus homalisinus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae.[1] Campylomorphus is a monotipic genus that contains only the species C. homalisinus.

Campylomorphus homalisinus
Campylomorphus homalisinus, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Elateridae
Subfamily:
Denticollinae
Genus:
Campylomorphus
Species:
C. homalisinus
Binomial name
Campylomorphus homalisinus
(Illiger, 1807)
Synonyms
  • Elater homalisinus Illiger, 1807
  • Athous suturanigra Chevrolat, 1840

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.[2] This rare orophilous species occurs in shrublands, grasslands and in the forests. Adults usually forage on flowers. Larvae live in rotten wood and forest litter.[3]

Description

Campylomorphus homalisinus can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in).[4]

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References
  1. "Elateridae in Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. Paolo Biella, Riccardo Groppali Campylomorphus homalisinus (Elateridae): a new species for Lombardy (Italy), with notes on its ecology, distribution and biogeography Biodiversity Data Journal. 2014;21-11 DOI 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1075
  4. Elateridae


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