''Semiotus distinctus'' is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
belonging to the family
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, sp ...
from South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay).
Description
''Semiotus distinctus'' can reach a length of . Basic colour of the body varies from reddish-yellow to ferrugineous. Pronotum shows a single longitudinal median dark streak and deep scattered punctures, while elytra have two stripes and poorly impressed striae.
Distribution
This species can be found in southern
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
and
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
References
* Samuel A. Wells (2007
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyElateridae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD* Maria Helena Parreira; Sônia A. Casar
Morphology of three Brazilian species of Semiotus (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Semiotinae)
Elateridae
Beetles of South America
Beetles described in 1806
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