About Oxyporus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oxyporus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) reaches approximately 20 millimetres (0.8 in) in length. It has a massive, wide body patterned in black and orange. Its prominent scimitar-like mandibles cannot retract to lie close against the rest of the head. The head, hind margin of the elytra, and apex of the abdomen are black. The thorax, visible abdominal segments, and the first half of its very short elytra are orange. The antennae are also orange; the final 7 segments are thicker and shorter, forming a slight club.
