Accanthopus velikensis explained

Accanthopus velikensis is a species of darkling beetle belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Tenebrioninae.^[1]

Synonyms

• Dendarus latissimus Stierlin, 1902
• Enoplopus dentipes (Rossi) Porta, 1934
• Enoplopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher) Solier, 1848
• Helops dentipes Rossi, 1790
• Tenebrio caraboides Petagna, 1786 nec Linnaeus, 1758

Description

Accanthopus velikensis can reach a length of 9-. Very characteristic is the tooth on the inner edge of the front femora (hence the Latin word dentipes in the synonym Enoplopus dentipes). The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.^[2]

Ecology

The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.

Distribution

These beetles are mainly present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Greece, Serbia and Romania.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id239081/ Biolib
2. Derya Canpolat, Martin Lillig & Abdullah Hasbenli Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) – new to the Turkish fauna (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019072844/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=281640 Fauna Europaea