| Pyropterus nigroruber | |
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| Pyropterus nigroruber | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Genus: | Pyropterus |
| Species: | P. nigroruber |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyropterus nigroruber (DeGeer, 1774) | |
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Pyropterus nigroruber is a species of net-winged beetles belonging to the family Lycidae.
Pyropterus nigroruber can reach a length of about 7.5–10 millimetres (0.30–0.39 in). [2] This small net-winged beetles have an elongated and flattened body, with black head and pronotum, while elytra are brick-red in colour and show four longitudinal carinae connected by week transverse lines. [3]
The long, thick, and serrate antennae have eleven antennal segments. The segments two and three are very short and almost equal in length. [4]
Adults occurs from June to August. [5] The predaceous larvae pupate in rotten wood, mainly in dead birch timber. They feed on small insects. [6]
This species is present in the eastern Palearctic realm and in most of European countries. [7] [8] It occurs in lowlands and highlands in moist forests. [5]
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