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Wall - eared beetle

(Brachycerus foveicollis)

Description

The wall-eared beetle, Brachycerus muricatus, is a species of beetle in the family Brachyceridae. Measuring 7 to 12 mm long, this beetle has bumps and hollows covering its welded elytra, creating surprising reliefs. The antennae have seven articles, they are short and not bent. This species is present in six departments in France, on the Mediterranean coast. The larvae live in the ground. Like many insects, it can perform a very long catalepsy 3 behavior to play dead and escape its predators or humans if it feels in danger. The larvae live in the ground, more particularly in the bulbs of southern Liliaceae on which they feed. Brachycentrus is a genus of humpless casemaker caddisflies in the family Brachycentridae. There are at least 30 described species in Brachycentrus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Brachyceridae
Genus:Brachycerus
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