Stenotarsus sicarius explained

Stenotarsus sicarius, is a species of handsome fungus beetle found in Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Typical length is about 3 mm. Body strongly convex, and pubescent. Entirely black in color. Elytral base is wider, and distinctively striped-dotted. Thoracic margin less elevated. Elytra suddenly widening from the shoulder. Antennae reddish, where the second to eighth joints are short and bead-shaped. Thorax wider than long, and narrowed to the front angles. Pronotal disk is convex, and puncturing by coarse floccose pubescence.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stenotarsus sicarius Gorham 1886 - Encyclopedia of Life . 2021-08-03 . eol.org.
2. Web site: Shockley . F. W. . Tomaszewska . K. W. . Mchugh . J. V. . 2009-02-04 . An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae) . 2021-08-03 . Zootaxa . 1–113 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1999.1.1.
3. Web site: On new Genera and Species By the Rev. H. S. GORHAM, of Endoiny chid. F.Z.S., F.E.S. . 2021-07-31 . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1886.