Ptenidium fuscicorne
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Ptenidium fuscicorne is a beetle fromthe dwarf beetle family (Ptiliidae).
features
The beetles reach a body length of 0.7 to 0.8 millimeters and are thus slightly smaller than the similar Ptenidium pusillum . The wings are more bluntly rounded at the back, more indistinctly punctiform and less hairy than in the similar species. The antennae are red-brown and only so long that they reach about the middle of the body.
Occurrence and way of life
The species occurs in Northern and Central Europe. The northern distribution ranges from Ireland and Great Britain via Scandinavia to the Arctic Circle , southern Finland and Russia, the southern distribution includes Spain and northern and central Italy, as well as Austria, Hungary and Romania. The animals are common in Central Europe. They colonize humid habitats such as swamps and live in moss or under decaying plant material.
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Web links
literature
- A. Horion: Faunistics of the Central European Beetles Volume II: Palpicornia - Staphylinoidea, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, 1949.
- 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