Cteniopus sulphureus

Cteniopus sulphureus is a species of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae subfamily Alleculinae.

These beetles are mainly present in Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Italy and Sweden.

The adults grow up to 7 - 8 mm long. Elytra are pale yellow, while head and pronotum are orange-yellow. The shape of the head is extended forward. These thermophilic beetles can mainly be encountered in sunny places on inflorescences of Apiaceae and Asteraceae species, especially Achillea species.

Subspecies

 * Cteniopus sulphureus var. analis Seidlitz
 * Cteniopus sulphureus var. murinus Herbst
 * Cteniopus sulphureus var. palpalis Seidlitz
 * Cteniopus sulphureus var. sulphuratus Gmelin