Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elateridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Melanotus | |
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Similar Melanotus, Melanotus castanipes, Melanotus villosus, Megapenthes lugens, Ampedus balteatus | ||
Melanotus punctolineatus, commonly known as the sandwich click beetle, is a species of beetle from the family Elateridae and the genus Melanotus.
Description
Adult size is 11–16 millimetres (0.43–0.63 in). The color of a body, legs, and antennas are black. The body is also elongated. The elytron is tapering, which is more noticeable among males. Males have longer antennas and prothorax than females.
References
Melanotus punctolineatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA