Stenotarsus sicarius, is a species of handsome fungus beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Stenotarsus russatus
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S. sicarius
Binomial name
Stenotarsus sicarius
Gorham, 1886

Description edit

Typical length is about 3 mm. Body strongly convex, and pubescent. Entirely black in color. Elytral base is wider, and distinctively striped-dotted. Thoracic margin less elevated. Elytra suddenly widening from the shoulder. Antennae reddish, where the second to eighth joints are short and bead-shaped. Thorax wider than long, and narrowed to the front angles. Pronotal disk is convex, and puncturing by coarse floccose pubescence.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stenotarsus sicarius Gorham 1886 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ Shockley, F. W.; Tomaszewska, K. W.; Mchugh, J. V. (2009-02-04). "An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)". Zootaxa. pp. 1–113. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1999.1.1. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ^ "On new Genera and Species By the Rev. H. S. GORHAM, of Endoiny chid. F.Z.S., F.E.S." (PDF). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1886. Retrieved 2021-07-31.