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Paraphotistus impressus (Fabricius, 1793)
Syn.: Selatosomus impressus (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Elateridae
Size: 14.0 mm (13 to 15 mm)
Origin: West Asia to North and Central europe and France, especially montane and subalpine
Ecology: The beetles are found on th floor and on the lower vegetation, in the mountains of conifers
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach, Blaicher Berg
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 10.VI.1976
Coll. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016

Paraphotistus impressus   (Flickr)