Macrolycus acutiapex

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Macrolycus acutiapex
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lycidae
Genus: Macrolycus
Species:
M. acutiapex
Binomial name
Macrolycus acutiapex
Y. Yang, Liu & X. Yang, 2025

Macrolycus acutiapex is a species of beetle of the Lycidae family. This species is found in China (Hubei).

Adults reach a length of about 7.3 mm. The colour of their body is black brown, while the pronotum, elytra and scutellum are dark red. The surface is covered with decumbent red pubescence.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin acutus (meaning sharp) and apex (meaning tip) and refers to its lamella of antennomere III with pointed apex. [1]

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