Macrolycus nigricollis

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

Macrolycus nigricollis is a species of beetle of the Lycidae family. This species is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian).

Adults reach a length of about 7.8–10 mm. The colour of their body is black brown, while the pronotum and scutellum are black and the elytra dark red. The surface is covered with decumbent red pubescence.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin niger (meaning black) and collum (meaning neck) and refers to its uniformly black pronotum. [1]

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