Chalcolepidius porcatus

Chalcolepidius porcatus is a species of beetles in the family Elateridae.

Chalcolepidius porcatus
Chalcolepidius porcatus from Bolivia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Chalcolepidius
Species:	C. porcatus
Binomial name
Chalcolepidius porcatus (Linnaeus 1767)
Synonyms
Chalcolepidius flavostriatus Pjatakowa, 1941 Chalcolepidius herbstii multistriatus Golbach, 1977 Chalcolepidius peruanus Candèze, 1886

Description

Chalcolepidius porcatus reaches a length of about 38 millimetres (1.5 in). The coloration may be green, yellowish-green or brown, with striated pronotum.

Distribution

This species occurs in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia.

References

• Biolib
• Universal Biological Indexer
• Elateridae de Colombia
• Sônia Aparecida Casari Review of the genus Chalcolepidius Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

External links

• Chalcolepidius porcatus