Grain beetle
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Grain beetle ( Phalacrus corruscus ) |
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The grain beetle ( Phalacrus corruscus ) is a beetle from the family of the smooth beetle (Phalacridae).
features
The beetles are 1.5 to 3 millimeters long. They have a spherical-oval body that is completely glossy black. The elytra are weakly and indistinctly striped with very finely dotted spaces. The last link of the antennae ends with a point. The antennae and legs can be colored brown.
Synonyms
- Phalacrus punctipennis Sahlberg, 1913
Way of life
They feed on rust and smut fungi that grow on sweet and sedge grasses . They can also be found on cereals infected by these fungi .
credentials
- ^ Phalacrus corruscus (Panzer 1797). Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19, 2007 , accessed on July 18, 2007 .
literature
- Carl Gustav Calwer : Beetle Book. Natural history of the European beetles. For hand use for collectors K. Thienemanns Verlag, 2nd edition, Stuttgart 1876 online .