About Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) reaches an adult body length of 6–10 millimetres (0.24–0.39 inches). This beetle species has a very narrow, relatively long body, with antennae that are approximately as long as the body itself. The head, pronotum, and abdomen are all black. Male elytra are yellow-brown with black tips. Female elytra are reddish in color. The elytral suture is often black, and this marking is especially common in females. Slender males have a darker elytral tip, and their black markings are somewhat less pronounced. This beetle is widespread across most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, the Oriental realm, and the Near East. It has been recorded in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. These beetles live in sunny forest edges, mixed coniferous forests, spruce pine forests, and alpine and mountain pastures.
