Narrow-necked boat runner
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Narrow-necked barnacle ( Calathus erratus ) |
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The narrow-necked barnacle ( Calathus erratus ) is a beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae).
features
The black elongated oval ground beetle is 8–12 mm long. The antennae and legs are reddish brown. In contrast to Calathus fuscipes, there are pore points on the wing covers only in the third space.
distribution
The beetle species is found in the temperate zone of the western Palearctic . To the east the distribution area extends to Asia Minor, the Caucasus and Siberia. The species is absent in the extreme south of Europe. The narrow-necked barnacles prefer dry, sandy biotopes.
Way of life
The beetle lives under detritus and decaying plant parts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Ground Beetles of Ireland: Calathus erratus . www.habitas.org.uk. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ↑ Jiří Zahradník, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung, Jarmila Hoberlandtova, Ivan Zpevak: Käfer Mittel- und Nordwesturopas, Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-8263-8200-5
- ^ A b Klaus Koch: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas - Ökologie - Volume 1, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-037-7 . P. 81
Web links
Commons : Calathus erratus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Calathus (Neocalathus) erratus at Fauna Europaea