Wrinkled carrion beetle
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Wrinkled Carrion Beetle ( Thanatophilus rugosus ) |
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The Wrinkled carrion beetles ( Thanatophilus rugosus ) is a beetle from the family of carrion beetles (Silphidae).
features
The beetles reach a body length of 10 to 14 millimeters and have a flat build. They are completely black in color. Her head has thick, long, yellow hair. The antennae have a matt black club that consists of three sections. The upper wings ( elytres ) each have three longitudinal ribs and a clear transverse groove on the last two thirds between the first and second rib. The spaces between the longitudinal grooves are regularly structured with fine points and also have flat, shiny transverse elevations and large wrinkles, which distinguishes them from the Ribbed Friend of the Dead ( Thanatophilus sinuatus ), whose spaces only have the fine points. The first four tarsi members of the front legs are widened in the males.
Similar species
- Ribbed friend of the dead ( Thanatophilus sinuatus )
Distribution and way of life
The animals are widespread in Europe , east to the Caucasus , in Asia Minor and the Middle East. They are also found in the British Isles and are absent in the far north of Europe. You can find them from the lowlands to the tree line on carcasses or excrement.
literature
- Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: The Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
- Edmund Reitter : Fauna Germanica - The beetles of the German Empire. Volume 2 p. 242, KG Lutz, Stuttgart 1912
- 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
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .