Ocypus ophthalmicus
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Ocypus ophthalmicus is a beetle from the family of the rophylinidae .
features
The beetles are 15–23 mm long. Head and neck shield are blue black, the elytra turquoise blue metal shimmering. The abdomen , legs and antennae are black. The 8th and 9th antennae are significantly longer than they are wide.
distribution
The beetle species is common in the Palearctic . It is widespread in Europe and is also found in England and Scandinavia. To the south, the occurrence extends to North Africa, to the east to the Middle East and to East Asia.
Way of life
The xerophilic beetle species prefers sandy mixed forests, heather and dry and semi-arid grasslands as habitats. The mainly nocturnal beetles feed predatory on worms, snails and small insects. They are observed from April to October. When in danger, the beetles raise their abdomen threateningly upwards.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 as Staphylinus ophthalmicus . The following additional synonyms can also be found in the literature :
- Staphylinus atrocoerulescens Goeze , 1777
- Staphylinus azurescens Mannerheim , 1830
- Staphylinus coerulescens Goeffroy , 1785
- Staphylinus cyaneus Paykull , 1789
- Ocypus cyanochloris Hochhuth , 1849
- Staphylinus hypsibatus Bernhauer , 1899
- Staphylinus mordax block , 1799
- Staphylinus rugifrons round , 1835
- Staphylinus subcyaneus Heer , 1839
The species is divided into at least the following subspecies:
- Ocypus ophthalmicus atrocyaneus Fairmaire , 1860 - in western and south-western Europe
- Ocypus ophthalmicus balearicus ( J. Müller , 1926) - on the Balearic Islands
- Ocypus ophthalmicus benoiti Drugmand , 1998 - in Spain
- Ocypus ophthalmicus brigitteae Drugmand , 1998 - in Corsica
- Ocypus ophthalmicus ophthalmicus ( Scopoli , 1763)
- Ocypus ophthalmicus rodopensis Coiffait , 1971 - in Bulgaria
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c H. Freude, KW Harde, GA Lohse: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 4. Staphylinidae I (Micropeplinae to Tachyporinae)., Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1964. Page 197.
- ↑ Karel Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics . Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 82.
- ↑ a b c d Ocypus (Ocypus) ophthalmicus in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved August 17, 2019
- ↑ Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 2 , Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 . P. 312.
- ↑ a b c Ocypus ophthalmicus . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
Web links
- Ocypus ophthalmicus at www.eakringbirds.com
- Ocypus ophthalmicus at www.naturspaziergang.de
- www.kerbtier.de