Accanthopus velikensis is a species of darkling beetle belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Tenebrioninae.[1]
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| A. velikensis – Dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Accanthopus |
| Species: | A. velikensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
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Synonyms edit
- Dendarus latissimus Stierlin, 1902
- Enoplopus dentipes (Rossi) Porta, 1934
- Enoplopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher) Solier, 1848
- Helops dentipes Rossi, 1790
- Tenebrio caraboides Petagna, 1786 nec Linnaeus, 1758
Description edit
Accanthopus velikensis can reach a length of 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in). Very characteristic is the tooth on the inner edge of the front femora (hence the Latin word dentipes in the synonym Enoplopus dentipes). The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.[2]
Ecology edit
The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.[2]
Distribution edit
These beetles are mainly present in Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Greece, Serbia and Romania.[3]
References edit
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Derya Canpolat, Martin Lillig & Abdullah Hasbenli Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) – new to the Turkish fauna (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae
- ^ Fauna Europaea