Tied tree sponge beetle

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Tied tree sponge beetle
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Tree sponge beetle ( Litargus connexus )

Systematics
Family : Tree sponge beetle (Mycetophagidae)
Subfamily : Mycetophaginae
Tribe : Mycetophagini
Genre : Litargus
Subgenus : Litargus
Type : Tied tree sponge beetle
Scientific name
Litargus connexus
( Geoffroy , 1785)

The sponge beetle ( Litargus connexus ) is a beetle from the family of sponge beetles (Mycetophagidae).

features

The beetles reach a length of 2.4–2.8 mm. The basic color of the beetles is brown-black to black. The pronotum is colored pale yellow on the side edge. The elytra have a larger pale yellow shoulder spot and an almost touching central spot. In the back third, a band also runs over the wing covers, which ends just before the wing cover seam. In addition, the end of the elytra usually has a pale yellow color.

distribution

The sponge beetle is widespread and common in Europe. The species is the only one of the genus Litargus that occurs in Central Europe.

Way of life

The beetles prefer deciduous and mixed forests as their habitat. They live on tree sponges and under fungal tree bark, especially on beech ( Fagus ), oak ( Quercus ), hornbeam ( Carpinus ), maple ( Acer ), poplar ( Populus ), willow ( Salix ) and alder ( Alnus ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer. The Central European Beetles, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 214.
  2. ↑ a b European beetles - Litargus . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Litargus (Litargus) connexus (Geoffroy, 1785) . Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas Ökologie. 1st edition. Volume 2. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 219.

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