Chauliognathus tricolor explained

Chauliognathus tricolor, the Tricolor soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} It has a flattened body between 6 and 16 millimeters long with a prominent red-orange stripe behind the black prothorax. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Distribution

It is found in Eastern Australia and Tasmania.^[10]

Further reading

• Book: Delkeskamp . Kurt. 1977. Cantharidae. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 165, fasc. 1. Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. 90-6193-433-8.

External links

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor.
2. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor.
3. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera.
4. Web site: Morwell National Park - Species - Chauliognathus tricolor.
5. Web site: Tricolor Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus tricolor) - Woodlands Historic Park.
6. Web site: Sighting - BowerBird . 2019-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330141934/http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/2679 . 2019-03-30 . dead .
7. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor.
8. Web site: Tricolor Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus tricolor.
9. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera.
10. Web site: Chauliognathus tricolor.