''Helops rossii'' is a species of ''darkling beetles'' (insects 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 ...

) in the 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 ...

Description

''Helops rossii'' can reach a length of . Body is metallic blue-black in color. These beetles can be found from January to December.

Distribution

This species is present in Austria, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro.Fauna europaea
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References

Tenebrioninae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1817 {{Tenebrionidae-stub