Black sting beetle
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Black sting beetle ( Hispa atra ) |
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The black sting beetle ( Hispa atra ) is a beetle from the leaf beetle family and the subfamily of the tortoise beetles (Cassidinae). It is the only species of the Hispini tribe that also occurs in Central Europe.
features
The matt black beetles are 3–4 mm long. The pronotum , the wing covers and the first antennae are thorn-reinforced. In Central Europe the species is unmistakable.
distribution
The species is widespread in Central Europe. They occur in the north as far as Denmark and southern Sweden. In the south the distribution area extends to North Africa, in the east over the Middle East and Central Asia to China. Hispa atra is not represented in the British Isles .
Way of life
The adult beetles can be seen between April and September. They prefer dry locations as their habitat. The larvae mine on leaves of various types of grass, especially panicle grasses ( Poa ) and couch grass ( Elymus ). In the Mediterranean there is a related species, the brown sting beetle ( Dicladispa testacea ).
Systematics
The tribe Hispini, to which the black sting beetle belongs, was run as an independent subfamily Hispinae until recently, but was later integrated into the subfamily of the tortoise beetles. More than half of the species in this subfamily are counted among the Hispini. They differ from the other shield beetles mainly in the mining lifestyle of their larvae.
Taxonomy
The following synonyms can be found in the literature :
- Hispa algira Motschulsky , 1860
- Hispa aptera Motschulsky , 1860
- Hispa balbii Donckier , 1890
- Hispa cariosa Reiche & Saulcy , 1858
- Hispa minuta Balbi , 1892
- Hispella atra ( Linnaeus , 1767)
Web links
- Black sting beetle at www.insektenbox.de
- Hispa atra / Schwarzer Stachelkäfer at www.naturspaziergang.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b K. Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 . P. 242.
- ↑ a b Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse (ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas . tape 9 . Cerambycidae Chrysomelidae . Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-8274-0683-8 , pp. 271 (first edition: Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1966).
- ^ A b Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, The Central European Beetles. Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 298.
- ↑ a b c d Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 , p. 297.
- ↑ a b c Hispa atra at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 28, 2018
- ↑ Hispa atra Linnaeus 1767 . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved February 28, 2018.