Hycleus balteata

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Hycleus balteata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Tenebrionoidea
Family:
Meloidae
Genus:
Hycleus
Species:
H. balteata
Binomial name
Hycleus balteata
(Pallas, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Meloe balteataPallas, 1782
  • Mylabris balteataMarseul, 1872
  • Maloe punctumFabricius, 1792
  • Mylabris punctumBillberg, 1813
  • Zonabris punctum var. puttalamensisPic, 1912
  • Zonabris punctum var. singularipennisPic, 1912

Hycleus balteata, is a species of blister beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3]

Description

Body length is about 8 to 17 mm. Head is 1.2 to 2.6 mm long with coarse moderate deep and dense punctures. Head with very prominent tempora. Eyes narrow and reniform. Maxillary palpi with cylindrical apical pigment and covered very short pubescence. Elytra broadened from base. There is a basal yellow band with a small black dot on elytra. Male has moderately deeply emarginate sixth visible abdominal sternum, whereas female has feebly emarginate sixth visible abdominal sternum. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ "IRMNG - Hycleus balteata (Pallas, 1782)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Meloe balteata Pallas, 1782". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. ↑ "The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13(1&2):203-251. Retrieved 2021-07-26.


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