Leptacinus
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Leptacinus formicetorum |
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Leptacinus is a genus of beetles from the family of the short-winged birds (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Staphylininae . It occurs in Europe with 10 species, five are also native to Central Europe.
features
The beetles are colored black and have partially or completely yellow brown colored wing covers . They differ from the similar genus Xantholinus by four stronger longitudinal furrows on the front edge of the head and their small, curved last link of the jaw palpable . The antennae and legs are rust-colored or brown. It is difficult to distinguish the individual species of the genus from one another on the basis of external characteristics and a genital examination must be used for a reliable determination .
The larvae differ from those of the similar genus by a shorter basal segment of the cerci .
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live mainly in rotting straw.
Species (Europe)
- Leptacinus batychrus (Gyllenhal, 1827)
- Leptacinus dubius Bordoni, 1975
- Leptacinus faunus Coiffait, 1956
- Leptacinus formicetorum Märkel, 1841
- Leptacinus intermedius Donisthorpe, 1936
- Leptacinus marocanus Coiffait, 1969
- Leptacinus merkli Ádám, 1987
- Leptacinus othioides Baudi, 1870
- Leptacinus pusillus (Stephens, 1833)
- Leptacinus sulcifrons (Stephens, 1833)
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leptacinus. 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 .