''Anostirus purpureus'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
belonging to the family
Elateridae.
It is native to Central and Southern Europe.
References
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Elateridae