Lycus foliaceus

Lycus foliaceus
Museum specimen of a male from Guinea-Bissau
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lycidae
Genus:	Lycus
Species:	L. foliaceus
Binomial name
Lycus foliaceus Dalman, 1817 [1]

Lycus foliaceus is a species of beetle belonging to the Lycidae family. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Males of the species have expanded elytra, with prominent shoulders and a blackish apex. Those of females are comparatively narrow. ^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau. ^{[3] [5] [6]}

References

1. Global Names Index
2. Zipcodezoo Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
3. Schoenherr, C. J. Synonymia insectorum, Appendix, pag. 26 Stockholm, E. Bruzelius,1806
4. A. Murray On Goleoptera from Old Calabar
5. Collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
6. Carl Peter Thunberg, Mauritz Kahn Fauna Guineensis