Hycleus balteata
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Hycleus balteata (Pallas, 1782)
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Hycleus balteata, is a species of blister beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
Description
Body length is about 8 to 17 mm. Head is 1.2 to 2.6 mm long with coarse moderate deep and dense punctures. Head with very prominent tempora. Eyes narrow and reniform. Maxillary palpi with cylindrical apical pigment and covered very short pubescence. Elytra broadened from base. There is a basal yellow band with a small black dot on elytra. Male has moderately deeply emarginate sixth visible abdominal sternum, whereas female has feebly emarginate sixth visible abdominal sternum.[4]
References
- ^ "The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora". Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "IRMNG - Hycleus balteata (Pallas, 1782)". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Meloe balteata Pallas, 1782". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "The Blister Beetle (Meloidae) of Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) 13(1&2):203-251. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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