Eblisia minor

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Eblisia minor
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Eblisia minor

Systematics
Family : Stutz beetle (Histeridae)
Subfamily : Histerinae
Tribe : Platysomatini
Genre : Eblisia
Type : Eblisia minor
Scientific name
Eblisia minor
( Rossi , 1792)
Dorsal view

Eblisia minor is a beetle from the family of the beetles (Histeridae).

features

The black beetles grow to be 3–4 mm long. The body shape is oval and normally arched. The short elytra do not cover the entire abdomen . They have 3 whole longitudinal grooves on the outside and 3 shortened fine longitudinal grooves on the inside. The antennae are short and thickened at the end like a piston. The legs are relatively short, the rails (tibia) widened like shovels. In addition to the end tooth, the rear rails have 2 teeth on the outer edge.

distribution

The beetles are widespread in Europe.

Way of life

The beetles are found especially in primeval forests. There they usually stay under the bark of dead trees ( poplars ( Populus ), birches ( Betula ) and pines ( Pinus )).

Eblisia minor beetles and larvae feed mainly on bark beetle larvae and fly maggots .

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Eurylister minor
  • Platysoma frontale ( Paykull , 1798)
  • Platysoma minor ( Rossi , 1792)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c European beetles - genus Eblisia . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. ^ A b c Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos-Käferführer. The Central European beetle. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 138.
  3. ^ A b c d Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 3. Adephaga 2 - Staphylinoidea 1. Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1971, ISBN 3-87263-015-6 , p. 181.
  4. ↑ Eblisia minor (Rossi, 1792) . Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  5. ^ A b Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 1, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-037-7 . P. 158.

Web links

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