Appearance
''Denticollis linearis'' is quite similar to a Cantharidae species, but it can be distinguished from a soldier beetle by the two basal angles very protruding on pronotum and the deep longitudinal rows of pits.The pronotum varies from orange-red to brownish, the elytra from dark-brown to yellowish, while the head and femora are generally blackish, the tarsi and tibia are orange-yellow.
Naming
* ''Denticollis linearis'' var. ''mesomelas ''⤷ ''Denticollis linearis'' var. ''variabilis''
Food
The larvae are omnivorous, feeding on many different plants and other species larvae. The adults grow up to 9–13 millimetres long and can mostly be encountered from May through July in broadleaved and coniferous host-trees.References:
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