Lycus foliaceus

Lycus foliaceus is a species of beetle belonging to the Lycidae family.^[2][3]

Lycus foliaceus
Museum specimen of a male from Guinea-Bissau
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Lycidae
Genus:	Lycus
Species:	L. foliaceus
Binomial name
Lycus foliaceus Dalman, 1817[1]

Description

Males of the species have expanded elytra, with prominent shoulders and a blackish apex. Those of females are comparatively narrow.^[4]

Distribution

This species occurs in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau.^[3][5][6]