Athous subfuscus

Athous subfuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Genus: Athous
Species:
A. subfuscus
Binomial name
Athous subfuscus

Athous subfuscus is a species of beetle in the family Elateridae and the genus Athous. It is found in the leaf litter and soil of shaded woodlands, often under mosses. Its larvae are predaceous.[1]

Description

Beetle in length 8.5 millimetres (0.33 in).

References

  1. ^ Loskotová, Tereza; Horák, Jakub (2016-01-12). "The influence of mature oak stands and spruce plantations on soil-dwelling click beetles in lowland plantation forests". PeerJ. 4 e1568. PeerJ. doi:10.7717/peerj.1568. ISSN 2167-8359.