Gomezzuritus alternatus

Gomezzuritus alternatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lycidae
Genus:	Gomezzuritus
Species:	G. alternatus
Binomial name
	Gomezzuritus alternatus; (Fairmaire, 1856)
Synonyms
	Dictyopterus alternatusFairmaire, 1856 ; Dictyoptera alternata; Benibotarus alternatus; Dictyopterus decipiensMarseul, 1875 ;

Last updated July 28, 2025

Gomezzuritus alternatus is a species of beetle of the family Lycidae. It is found in Portugal, north-western Spain and the Pyrenees (France and Spain).

Biology

Adults occur from late March to mid-June, commonly sitting on herb and fern leaves, flying in late afternoon or early evening hours or when disturbed. The species is often found in old pine forests in lower mountain elevations.

Larvae have been collected from moist red-rotten pine wood.^[1]

References

↑ Part of this text is from “European net-winged beetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Lycidae)” by Kazantsev S.V., et al. This article is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license

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[1] Part of this text is from “European net-winged beetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Lycidae)” by Kazantsev S.V., et al. This article is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license

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