Maladera holosericea
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Maladera (Maladera) holosericea (also dark silk beetles ) is a beetle from the family of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae).
features
The black to red-brown colored beetles have a body length of 6–9 mm. The body is strongly arched. The antennae and legs are red.
Occurrence and habitat
The distribution area of Maladera holosericea extends over the Palearctic (Europe, Central Asia, Far East). The species occurs only sporadically and rarely in Central Europe. The heat-loving beetle species prefers sandy areas in the lowlands and in the lower hill country.
Way of life
The beetles fly from spring to autumn. They are often found on grass and in bushes. The larvae feed on roots.
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor CH Cole: Dictionary of Invertebrates / Dictionary of Invertebrates: Latin-German-English . Springer-Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3 ( google.de [accessed on February 19, 2019]).
- ↑ a b c Karel Hůrka: Brouci - Beetle Brouci Ceske a Siovenske republiky Beetle of the Czech and Slovak Republics . KODIAK, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 93.
- ^ A b c 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 , p. 252
- ↑ a b c Maladera holosericea . www.insektenbox.de. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ↑ Maladera (Maladera) holosericea . insektoid.info. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 2 , Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 370
Web links
Commons : Maladera holosericea - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Maladera holosericea at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved March 26, 2017
- www.biolib.cz - taxonomy, photos