| Melanotus villosus | |
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| Melanotus villosus male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Elaterinae |
| Tribe: | Ampedini |
| Genus: | Melanotus |
| Species: | M. villosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanotus villosus Gmelin, 1789 | |
Melanotus villosus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Melanotus .
Adult beetles size is 14–19 millimetres (0.55–0.75 in), but could extend up to 20 millimetres (0.79 in). [1] The color of body and legs is black. It carries brown tarsi on its legs. And the antennas are brownish-black. Males have longer antennas and prothorax than females. [2]
The species can be found everywhere throughout England (Sherwood Forest), [3] Wales, Scotland (especially in Loch Lomond, Dumfries, and Galloway), and the far North-west.
The beetle eats old pine stumps.
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