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Megapenthes lugens (Redtenbacher, 1842)
Family: Elateridae
Size: 10.5 mm (7.5 to 10.5 mm)
Origin: Central and South Europe to Caucasus
Ecology: Larva feeds on Rhamnusium bicolor (Cerambycidae) in rotten deciduous trees
Location: England, New Forest, Ashurst
leg.det. C.H.W., 25.V.1946
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016

Megapenthes lugens  (Flickr)