Attagenus trifasciatus

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Attagenus trifasciatus
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Attagenus trifasciatus

Systematics
Family : Bacon beetle (Dermestidae)
Subfamily : Attageninae
Tribe : Attagenini
Genre : Attagenus
Subgenus : Lanorus
Type : Attagenus trifasciatus
Scientific name
Attagenus trifasciatus
( Fabricius , 1787)
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Attagenus trifasciatus is a beetle from the family of bacon beetles . The species name "trifasciatus" ( Latin ) means "three-band" and refers to the light transverse bands on the wing covers . The genus name Attagenus from ancient Gr. ατταγήν attagēn, means "hazel grouse". The genus is represented in Europe with 41 species .

features

The elongated oval beetles are 3–4 mm in size. The basic color of the beetles is black, the wing covers are red-brown. The base of the pronotum is covered with thick yellow-gray hair. Three jagged transverse bands run over the elytra, which are also covered with yellow-gray hair. Furthermore, the wing covers have a scutellar and an apical spot, which are also hairy yellow-gray. The antennae are 11-part and have a three-part club. The antennae end link of the males is no or slightly longer than the length of the links 9 and 10 together.

distribution

The species has its distribution center in the western Mediterranean area. There it occurs on the Iberian Peninsula , in southern France and in Italy, on the Balkan Peninsula (Croatia) and in North Africa. The species is particularly common in Spain and southern France. In the east, the occurrence extends to the Middle East . In Central Europe, the species occurs in Alsace , where it was presumably introduced.

Way of life

The beetles feed on pollen. The beetles can be observed in summer on the flowers of various umbellifers and daisy family , including yarrow ( Achillea ), wild carrot ( Daucus carota ), meadow marguerite ( Leucanthemum vulgare ) and real hairline ( Peucedanum officinale ) as well as the holy herb ( Santolina) ).

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Dermestes trifasciatus Fabricius , 1787
  • Megatoma trifasciatum Cristofori & Jan , 1832
  • Lanorus trifasciatus Coucke , 1892
  • Attagenus verbasci var. Repandus Dejean , 1821
  • Attagenus verbasci Jacquelin du Val , 1859

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Attagenus trifasciatus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 29, 2020
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Attagenus determination table . coleonet.de. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe: an identification book for biologists and nature lovers . Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 , pp. 180 .
  4. ↑ a b c Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 2 , Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 127
  5. ↑ Attagenus trifasciatus . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

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