Badister bullatus

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Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus - dorsal view

Badister bullatus - dorsal view

Systematics
Subfamily : Licininae
Tribe : Licinini
Sub tribus : Licinina
Genre : Badister
Subgenus : Badister
Type : Badister bullatus
Scientific name
Badister bullatus
( Cabinet , 1798)
preparation

Badister bullatus is a beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae). The beetle is also known as the common wandering beetle , the wandering beetle or the two-tone wandering beetle .

features

Badister bullatus is the smallest representative with a red and yellow pronotum of the genus Badister in Central Europe. The beetles are 4.8–6 mm long. The head is black. The label is also black. The lateral edges of the wing covers are approximately parallel. On the red-yellow wing there is a black crescent-shaped spot at the back, which is rounded at the front.

distribution

The species is widespread in Europe. It is common in Central Europe. In the north it is distributed to central Norway and central Sweden. Badister bullatus is also widespread and common in the UK . To the east, the occurrence extends into the Caucasus .

Way of life

The beetles prefer dry grasslands , moderately dry ruderal areas, hedges and forest edges as well as swampy areas. The beetles hatch in autumn and hibernate.

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Badister bipustulatus ( Fabricius , 1792)
  • Carabus bipustulatus Fabricius , 1792 nec Fabricius 1775
  • Carabus bullatus cabinet , 1798
  • Carabus striatoquatermaculatus Goeze , 1777

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karel Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics . Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 42.
  2. ^ A b c Ekkehard Wachmann , Ralph Platen, Dieter Barndt: ground beetle - observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1995, ISBN 3-89440-125-7 .
  3. ↑ a b c d 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. 286 .
  4. ^ A b c d Karl Wilhelm Harde , František Severa : Der Kosmos-Käferführer. The Central European beetle . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 264 .
  5. ^ Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Badister . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Heinz Joy: Adephaga, 1. Carabidae . In: H. Freude, KW Harde, GA Lohse & B. Klausnitzer (eds.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 2 . Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1976, p. 432.
  7. ↑ Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Ökologie . Volume 1. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1989, p. 98.
  8. ^ Badister bullatus (Cabinet, 1798) . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

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