Rhyzobius litura, the pointed-keeled Rhyzobius, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles It is mainly found in Western Europe, especially in the United Kingdom In the southeast, the area spreads to Bulgaria and Greece.Fauna Europaea In the East it is partly replaced by the related species Rhyzobius chrysomeloides.
Description Adults reach a length of about . They have an elongate oval, moderately convex body. The pronotum is brown and the elytra are reddish or yellowish with a dark brown or black pattern. The antennae and legs are brown.
Life History The species lives in forests on trees and on various herbaceous plants in places where it is protected from wind and weather.Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
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