Kateretes pedicularius

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Kateretes pedicularius
Kateretes pedicularius, specimen

Kateretes pedicularius , specimen

Systematics
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination : Polyphaga
Superfamily : Cucujoidea
Family : Kateretidae
Genre : Kateretes
Type : Kateretes pedicularius
Scientific name
Kateretes pedicularius
( Linnaeus , 1758)
Side view

Kateretes pedicularius , also known asthe sedge beetle , is a beetle fromthe Kateretidae family .

features

The beetles are 1.6-3 mm long. They usually have a yellow-red base color with darkening on the scutellum and along the suture of the wing cover. However, the basic color is variable, so that there are also examples with a brown-black color. The posterior pronotum corners are broad and rounded. The first antenna element is widened laterally.

distribution

Kateretes pedicularius is a Palearctic species. It is widespread in Europe.

Way of life

The typical habitat of the species is formed by wetlands, bogs and wet meadows. The beetles usually fly from March to July. The larvae live in the flowers of rushes ( Juncus ) and sedges ( Carex ). They pupate in the ground.

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Anisocera spireae Stephens , 1835
  • Cateretes pedicularius ( Linnaeus , 1758)
  • Dermestes pedicularius Linnaeus , 1758
  • Silpha unicolor Marsham , 1802

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos-Käferführer. Franck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 204.
  2. ^ Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Kateretes . www.coleo-net.de, accessed on June 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e K. Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 152.
  4. ↑ a b Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse (ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 7: Clavicornia. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 1967, ISBN 3-8274-0681-1 , p. 22.
  5. ↑ Kateretes pedicularius in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 8, 2018
  6. ↑ Klaus Koch: The beetles of Central Europe - Ecology. Volume 2, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 141.
  7. ↑ Kateretes pedicularius (Linnaeus, 1758). www.biolib.cz, accessed on June 8, 2018 .

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