Key Identification Features
- They can be distinguished from other European Agriotes species by a combination of morphological features, most on the pronotum, elytra, and antennae.
- The 4th antennal segment is distinctly longer than the 2nd segment.
- ustulatus larvae can be identified via a combination of illustrated morphological features.
- It can be distinguished from soldier beetles by two key features: very protruding basal angles on its pronotum, and deep longitudinal rows of pits.
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