Red-legged plant beetle
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Red-legged plant beetle ( Hymenalia rufipes ) |
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The red-legged plant beetle ( Hymenalia rufipes ) is a beetle from the subfamily of the plant beetles (Alleculinae) within the family of the black beetles (Tenebrionidae).
features
The beetles are 8 to 9 millimeters long. Their brown body is elongated oval. Sometimes it can also be colored black. He has yellow hair. The wing covers are only streaked inside and at the end with weak furrows, the dots are not arranged in rows. The antennae and legs are red.
Occurrence
The species occurs in parts of Europe. It is widespread in Central Europe but not very common. In the south their occurrence extends to southern France, Italy and Sardinia , in the north to the Baltic States (Latvia) and via Denmark to southern Sweden and southern Norway.
Way of life
The red-legged plant beetle prefers warm, dry steppe locations as habitat, especially pine heather. The beetles fly between June and August. They are extremely nocturnal and are often attracted to artificial light sources. The larvae develop in decayed branches of deciduous trees.
Taxonomy
The following synonyms can be found in the literature:
- Cistela rufipes Fabricius , 1792
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Hurka, K .: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics, Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 128.
- ^ Arved Lompe: Beetles of Europe - Alleculinae . www.coleo-net.de. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d Hymenalia rufipes in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 8, 2018
- ↑ Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 2, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 31
Web links
- www.kerbtier.de
- Red-legged plant beetle at Naturführer Steirisches Vulkanland online
- Hymenalia rufipes at www.beetlebase.com (Nordic Coleoptera Group)
- Hymenalia rufipes at www.biolib.cz
- Red-legged plant beetle at austria-forum.org