Scopaeus
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Scopaeus rubidus |
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Scopaeus is a genus of beetles from the family of the ruffflies (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Paederinae . It occurs in Europe with 51 species, 14 are also native to Central Europe.
features
The beetles have a small body with a dense, point-like structure on the top and are usually matt or only slightly shiny. They differ from those of the genus Stilicus in their smaller body, the rails ( tibia ) of the hind legs which are beveled at the tip, the noticeably thickened thighs ( femora ) of the forelegs and their large, parallel-edged, almost rectangular head. The mouthparts , antennae and legs are predominantly or completely red-yellow in color.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live on the edge of water under stones and in alluvial plant material.
Types (selection)
- Scopaeus longicollis Fauvel, 1873
- Scopaeus sericans Mulsant & Rey , 1855
- Scopaeus debilis Hochhuth, 1851
- Scopaeus laevigatus (Gyllenhal, 1827)
- Scopaeus gracilis (Sperk, 1835)
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paederus. Fauna Europaea, accessed May 31, 2009 .
- ^ Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
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. 5 volumes, Stuttgart KG Lutz 1908–1916, digital library volume 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-534-7 .