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Acrotrichis intermedia is a beetle from the family of dwarf beetles (Ptiliidae).
features
The beetles reach a body length of 0.9 to 1.1 millimeters and are among the largest representatives of the genus in Central Europe. Their body is black or brownish-black in color and has a weak gloss. The posterior angles of the pronotum are pointed and drawn back. The former is at most slightly more shiny than the upper wing and is evenly structured very closely and punctiform. The wings are clearly tapered in the male and very little tapered in the female. The antennae and legs are yellow, the antennae end in a brown club.
Occurrence and way of life
The species occurs in Europe and Asia Minor . It is widespread in Central Europe and common everywhere. The animals live in forests under fallen leaves and rotting branches, but also on compost, carrion and dung.
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literature
- Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: The Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
- A. Horion: Faunistics of the Central European Beetles Volume II: Palpicornia - Staphylinoidea, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, 1949.
- Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908–1916, digital library volume 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-898-53534-7