''Accanthopus velikensis'' is a species of ''darkling beetle'' belonging to the family

Tenebrionidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae. The number of species in the Tenebrionidae is estimated at more than 20,000 and the family is cosmopolitan in distribution. Taxonomy ''Tenebrio'' is the Latin gen ...

subfamily

Tenebrioninae Tenebrioninae is the largest subfamily of the darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae), containing flour beetles, among others. Tenebrioninae contains more than 20 tribes. Description Adults Adults are robust, mid-sized beetles that typically have e ...

Synonyms

*''Dendarus latissimus'' Stierlin, 1902 *''Enoplopus dentipes'' (Rossi) Porta, 1934 *''Enoplopus velikensis'' (Piller & Mitterpacher) Solier, 1848 *''Helops dentipes'' Rossi, 1790 *''Tenebrio caraboides'' Petagna, 1786 nec Linnaeus, 1758

Description

''Accanthopus velikensis'' can reach a length of . Very characteristic is the tooth on the inner edge of the front femora (hence the Latin word ''dentipes'' in the synonym ''Enoplopus dentipes''). The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.Derya Canpolat, Martin Lillig & Abdullah Hasbenl
Accanthopus velikensis (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) – new to the Turkish fauna (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae
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Ecology

The adults live under the bark of trees and old stumps.

Distribution

These beetles are mainly present in

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4672254 Tenebrioninae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1783