Lithocharis
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Lithocharis ochracea |
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| Dejean , 1833 |
Lithocharis is a genus of beetles from the family of the short-winged species (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Paederinae . It occurs in Europe with three types, two are also native to Central Europe.
features
The beetles are very similar to those of the genus Medon , but differ from them by their short temples which are shorter than the diameter of the compound eyes . Your body is dull and has a silky shimmer.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live on rotting plant material. Lithocharis nigriceps is an originally Asian species that has spread in Central Europe since around 1940 and is now found everywhere there.
Types (selection)
- Lithocharis nigriceps Kraatz 1859
- Lithocharis ochracea (Gravenhorst 1802)
- Lithocharis vilis Kraatz 1859
swell
Individual evidence
- ^ Lithocharis. 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 .