Chalcolepidius limbatus

Chalcolepidius limbatus is a species of beetles in the family Elateridae.

Chalcolepidius limbatus
Chalcolepidius limbatus from Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elateridae
Genus:	Chalcolepidius
Species:	C. limbatus
Binomial name
Chalcolepidius limbatus (Fabricius, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
Elater limbatus Fabricius, 1777 Elater striatus Fabricius, 1801 Elater porcatus Olivier, 1790 Elater porcatus Herbst, 1801

Description

Chalcolepidius limbatus reaches a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The coloration is quite variable and may be green, olive-brown or yellowish. It shows lateral stripes on the pronotum.

Distribution

This species occurs in West Indies (Virgin Islands), Trinidad, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.^[1]