Macrolycus breviramus

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

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

Adults reach a length of about 8.7 mm. The colour of their body is black brown, while the pronotum and elytra are dark red with red margins. The surface is covered with decumbent red pubescence.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short) and ramus (meaning branch) and refers to its short antennal lamellae on male antennomeres VI‒X. [1]

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