Flat gloss beetle

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Flat gloss beetle
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Flat beetle ( Epuraea aestiva )

Systematics
Family : Gloss beetle (Nitidulidae)
Subfamily : Epuraeinae
Tribe : Epuraeini
Genre : Epuraea
Subgenus : Epuraea
Type : Flat gloss beetle
Scientific name
Epuraea aestiva
( Linnaeus , 1758)
preparation

The flat beetle ( Epuraea aestiva , syn .: Epuraea depressa ) is a beetle from the family of the gloss beetle (Nitidulidae).

features

The beetles become 2.5-3.8 mm long. They have a red-yellow basic color. The last antenna element is enlarged like a hood. This is particularly pronounced in the female. The beetles are difficult to distinguish from other members of the genus.

distribution

The species is common in the Holarctic . It occurs in large parts of the Palearctic . The species is widespread in Europe. In Central Europe it is the most common species of the genus Epuraea . In North America, the range extends over much of the United States and Canada and extends in the north to Alaska .

Way of life

The larvae develop in the nests of bumblebees ( bombus ). The beetles are particularly observed in April and May on the flowers of the rose family (Rosaceae), but also on elderberries ( Sambucus ), willows ( Salix ) and common bird cherry ( Prunus padus ). The beetles are often found in the burrows of moles , gray hamsters or those of the ice gray marmot in winter .

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Epuraea bisignata storm , 1844
  • Epuraea depressa ( Illiger , 1798)
  • Epuraea grandiclava Roubal , 1939
  • Epuraea ochracea Storm , 1844
  • Nitidula depressa Illiger , 1798
  • Silpha aestiva Linnaeus , 1758

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Species Epuraea aestiva . bugguide.net, accessed June 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Epuraea. www.coleo-net.de, accessed on June 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde (Ed.), Gustav Adolf Lohse (Ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 7: Clavicornia. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 1967, ISBN 3-8274-0681-1 , p. 63.
  4. ↑ a b c d Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer. The Central European beetle. 4th edition. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 206.
  5. ↑ a b K. Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 153.
  6. ↑ a b Klaus Koch: The beetles of Central Europe - Ecology. Volume 2, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 159.

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