Syntomium
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Syntomium aeneum |
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| Curtis , 1821 |
Syntomium is a genus of beetles from the family of the rove beetles (Staphylinidae) within the subfamily Omaliinae . It occurs in Europe only with Syntomium aeneum , which is also native to Central Europe.
features
The beetles have very shiny metallic bodies. The genus is characterized by its eye bumps, which are located very close to the compound eyes and by the feeler deflections underneath and by the lack of point eyes ( ocelli ).
Occurrence and way of life
The animals live in moss on trees and earth walls and also in moors.
Species (Europe)
- Syntomium aeneum (P. Müller 1821)
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Individual evidence
- ^ Syntomium. 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 3-898-53534-7 .