Lanelater mastersii

Lanelater mastersii
Lanelater mastersii. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Lanelater
Species: L. mastersi
Binomial name
Lanelater mastersii
(W.J. Macleay, 1872)
Synonyms

Lanelater mastersii is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.

Description

Lanelater mastersii can reach a length of about 32–44 millimetres (1.3–1.7 in). The body is dark brown or black, while antennae are reddish. Prothorax is longer than the width, the sides are lightly rounded and the posterior angles are divergent and prolonged backwards. Elytra are as broad as the thorax at the base, lightly sinuate and gradually narrowed, rounded at the apex. Each elytron shows eight deep and distinctly punctured striae. This click beetle is a predator on scarab larvae.

Distribution

This species can be found in north-east Australia.

References


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