Banner Image

Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 456 No. 456 |

monoceros beetle
monoceros beetle (Notoxus monoceros) – species of family “Ant-like Flower Beetles“

Notoxus monoceros is a black and brown species of beetle that is about 4 millimeters long and resmebles ants. The species markings are variable, it is usually found in sandy places, and it has a forward projection ("horn") on the pronotum.

Ancestry Graph

%%{ init: { 'theme': 'base', 'themeVariables': { 'primaryColor': '#83a09c', 'primaryTextColor': '#212d2b', 'primaryBorderColor': '#fff', 'lineColor': '#fff', 'secondaryColor': '#006100', 'tertiaryColor': '#fff' } } }%% flowchart LR classDef active fill:#fff arthropods("phylum: Arthropods"):::active arthropods-->insects("class: Insects"):::active insects-->beetles("order: Beetles"):::active beetles-->ant-like-flower-beetles("family: Ant-like Flower Beetles"):::active ant-like-flower-beetles==>monoceros-beetle(["species: monoceros beetle"]):::active click monoceros-beetle href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/ant-like-flower-beetles/monoceros-beetle/" click arthropods href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/" click insects href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/" click beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/" click ant-like-flower-beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/ant-like-flower-beetles/"

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Fabulously red against clichés“ There are many prejudices about insects. Bernd, the fire bug says "Don't believe everything you hear!"

Full post

Fabulously red against clichés

„monoceros beetle“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily