Malachius aeneus
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Malachius aeneus, the scarlet malachite beetle, is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. The beetle was introduced to North America in 1852, and is now widespread. The larvae are frequently found near cereal crops and are known predators of Brassicogethes aeneus in Great Britain.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). . Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:. ISBN 0665100558.
{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
External links
- Media related to Malachius aeneus at Wikimedia Commons