Geodromicus
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Geodromicus is a genus of beetles from the family of the short-winged (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Omaliinae . It occurs in Europe with 19 species, four of which are also found in Central Europe.
features
The beetles have a black, finely hairy body. One can distinguish them from the genus Anthophagus by their simple claws, they differ from the genus Lesteva by their significantly shorter last link of the jaw palpation .
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live under moss and plant material in fast flowing waters and also under stones at the edge of snow fields in the mountains.
Types (selection)
- Geodromicus nigrita (PWJ Müller, 1821)
- Geodromicus plagiatus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Geodromicus suturalis (Lacordaire, 1835)
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ Geodromicus. Fauna Europaea, accessed May 31, 2009 .
- ^ Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
literature
- Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: The Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
- Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908–1916, digital library volume 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-898-53534-7 .
Web links
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