Helops rossii

Helops rossii
Helops rossii. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:
Tenebrioninae
Tribe:
Helopini
Genus:
Helops
Species:
H. rossii
Binomial name
Helops rossii
Germar, 1817
Synonyms
  • Tenebrio violaceus Thunberg, 1817

Helops rossii is a species of darkling beetles (insects belonging to the family Tenebrionidae) in the subfamily Tenebrioninae.[1]

Description

A live individual of Helops rossii

Helops rossii can reach a length of 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in). Body is metallic blue-black in color. These beetles can be found from January to December.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro.[3]

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Soortenbank
  3. ^ Fauna europaea


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