Eletica testacea explained

Eletica testacea, is a species of blister beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Laos and Thailand.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Description

Body length is about 35.2 to 28.5 mm. Head is 6.2 to 6.5 mm long and long oval in shape. Vertex strongly elevated. Eyes large, and reniform. Mandibles strongly curved, and very robust. Pronotum blackish and shiny. Elytra costulate, reddish color with black bands at middle. Legs entirely black, where the hind tibiae possess external spur. Tarsal claws are strongly curved. Ventrum blackish with fine, yellowish pubescence. Male has black antennae which are very thick, and serrate. Aedeagus without hooks, but slightly curved at the apex.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora . 2021-07-25 . Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Eletica testacea (Olivier, 1789) . 2021-07-28 . www.gbif.org . en.
  3. Web site: Eletica testacea species page . 2021-07-28 . THAILAND NATURE PROJECT . en.
  4. Web site: Cerambycoidea Forum - India: Eletica testacea (Meloidae) . 2021-07-28 . www.cerambycoidea.com.
  5. Web site: The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka. . 2021-07-26 . Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13(1&2):203-251.