Cidnopus pilosus

Cidnopus pilosus
Cidnopus pilosus
Systematics
Family : Click beetles (Elateridae) Subfamily : Dendrometrinae Tribe : Dendrometrini Sub tribus : Dendrometrina Genre : Cidnopus Type : Cidnopus pilosus
Scientific name
Cidnopus pilosus
( Leske , 1785)

Cidnopus pilosus is a beetle from the family of beetles (Elateridae).

features

The black click beetles are 8.5–12 mm long. The uneven and slightly wider than long pronotum is strong and densely dotted. Clear dot stripes run over the wing covers . The first antennae can be placed in a groove on the inner edge of the prothorax .

distribution

Cidnopus pilosus is one of 5 species of the genus Cidnopus that occur in Central Europe. Cidnopus pilosus is widespread in Europe and is only absent in the far north and on the British Isles . To the southeast the occurrence extends to Asia Minor and the Caucasus . The species does not occur in the alpine region .

Way of life

The larvae develop on grass roots. The adult beetles can be seen between the beginning of April and mid-June. The species is considered to be xerophilic . The typical habitat of the beetles are sunny meadows, heather and light forests.

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

• Elater nigripes Gyllenhal , 1808
• Elater pilosus Leske , 1785
• Limonius cyanescens Buysson , 1902
• Limonius ferrugineus Buysson , 1902

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Cidnopus . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
2. ^ ^{A b} Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos-Käferführer. Franck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
3. ↑ Cidnopus pilosus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 28, 2018
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 2 , Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 370
5. ↑ Cidnopus pilosus (Leske, 1785) . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

Web links

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