Mouse-gray click beetle

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Mouse-gray click beetle
Mouse-gray click beetle (Agrypnus murinus)

Mouse-gray click beetle ( Agrypnus murinus )

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination : Polyphaga
Family : Click beetles (Elateridae)
Genre : Agrypnus
Type : Mouse-gray click beetle
Scientific name
Agrypnus murinus
( Linnaeus , 1758)
Mouse-gray click beetle in the grass of a forest meadow

The mouse-gray click beetle ( Agrypnus murinus ), also called mouse-gray sand snap beetle, is a species from the family of the click beetle (Elateridae). The species is the only one of its kind in Central Europe.

Larva of the mouse gray click beetle
according to Reitter , Fauna Germanica, Vol. III
Agrypnus murinus larva Reitter.JPG
Image 1: General view, head on the left
Agrypnus murinus larva head above Reitter.JPG Agrypnus murinus larva head under Reitter.JPG
Photo 2: top of the head Image 3: underside of the head

features

The oval body of the species is black-brown and has a pattern of dense white and red-brown scales that cover the dark basic color. The first part of the antennae is black, otherwise the antennae, like the palps , tarsi and knees, are rust-brown. The remaining areas of the legs are dark brown. The pronotum is wider than it is long and has a dense punctiform structure. In the rear half there are two humps with smooth tips along the middle. The scutellum is longer than it is wide. The upper wings have fine rows of dots in the longitudinal stripes and their widest point in the middle.

Occurrence and way of life

The species is widespread in the Palearctic and North America and occurs in the north to the south of Fennoscandia and also on the British Isles . You can find them under stones or on the low vegetation in forests, in clearings and fields, from flatlands to mountain areas. The flight time is in spring and summer. The larvae are predatory and feed on other insect larvae and small worms.

supporting documents

literature

  • Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer Central and Northwestern Europe , Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1

Web links

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