Anthophagus
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Anthophagus is a genus of beetles from the family of the rove beetles (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Omaliinae . It occurs in Europe with 31 species, 17 of which also occur in Central Europe.
features
The wings and legs of the beetles are brown-yellow in color in most species. Their head is as wide or wider than the heart-shaped pronotum and often has forward-pointing spines in the male. The last link of the jaw probe is not or only slightly longer than the previous one. The claws have a long thread-like appendage.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live mainly in montane and alpine locations, where they are found in large numbers near flowing water. There they sit on bushes and flowers.
Types (selection)
- Ground beetle-like flower predator ( Anthophagus caraboides ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anthophagus spectabilis Heer, 1839
- Anthophagus alpestris Heer, 1839
- Anthophagus omalinus Zetterstedt, 1828
- Anthophagus melanocephalus Heer, 1839
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthophagus. Fauna Europaea, accessed May 31, 2009 .
- ^ Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
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 .
- 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 .