Tillus elongatus
Tillus elongatus is a species of beetle in family Cleridae. It is found in the Palearctic [2] The species occurs in old deciduous and mixed forests, as well as in parks. They are usually found on the edge of the forest or on the edges of the slopes on sun-exposed trunks of hardwood with insect infestation. They are also found in flowering bushes and on flowering lime trees. The females lay their eggs in the holes of other insects living in the woodland. The elongated larvae hunt insect larvae living in the wood, especially the larvae of Ptinidae.
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| Genus: | Tillus |
| Species: | T. elongatus |
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References
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp
- Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
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