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Species Lycostomus sanguineus

Lycid - Lycostomus sanguineus Lampyridae - Lycostomus sanguineus Lycus sanguineus - Lycostomus sanguineus Lycus sanguineus - Lycostomus sanguineus Lycostomus sanguineus Beautiful Lycus sanguineus in southeastern Arizona  - Lycostomus sanguineus Lycus sanguineus - Lycostomus sanguineus - female Lycostomus sanguineus larva - Lycostomus sanguineus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Elateroidea
Family Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)
Subfamily Lycinae
Tribe Lycini
Genus Lycostomus
Species sanguineus (Lycostomus sanguineus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lycus sanguineus (Gorham), still in use, e.g. (1)
Explanation of Names
Lycostomus sanguineus Gorham 1884
sanguineus 'bloody'
Identification
1 & 2. Larvae. 3. Adult. 4. Brachypterous female
Range
AZ to w.TX / nw. Mex. - Map (1)
Internet References
Type - MCZ, Harvard