Six-point cleaning runner
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Six-point cleaning beetle ( Agonum sexpunctatum ) |
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The six- point plaster runner or six-point flat runner ( Agonum sexpunctatum ) is a beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae).
features
The beetles reach a body length of 7.0 to 9.5 millimeters. Her body is colored metallic. The pronotum and head are green, the wings usually red-gold, with a green border, but also monochrome green, blue or black. In the third space between the longitudinal furrows, the cover wings each have six small pore points, to which the species owes its German name. However, there are also individuals with four to eight such points per wing.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals are widespread in Europe, east to the Caucasus and Siberia . The species is rarely found in England. They can be found in forests, on the edge of fields, on dirt roads, meadows, moors, heaths and ruderal areas. They occur from the flat to the mountains and prefer sunny and humid places. They are common in Central Europe. The six-point plaster runners live hidden, for example under moss and stones. The adults hibernate, mating takes place in spring.
Systematics
The following synonyms are known from the literature:
- Platynus mattosoi Paulino d'Oliveira, 1882
- Carabus sexpunctatum Linnaeus, 1758
supporting documents
Individual evidence
- ↑ Agonum (Punctagonum) sexpunctatum (Linnaeus 1758). Fauna Europaea, Version 2.1, December 22, 2009, accessed January 20, 2010 .
literature
- Ekkehard Wachmann , Ralph Platen, Dieter Barndt: Ground beetles - observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1995, ISBN 3-89440-125-7 .
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe: an identification book for biologists and nature lovers . Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .
