Ablattaria laevigata
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Ablattaria laevigata is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Description[edit]
Ablattaria laevigata can reach a length of about 12–18 millimetres (0.47–0.71 in).[2]
It has a semielliptical pronotum, which is not narrowed. Elytral punctuation is dense, with sparse thicker punctures.[3]
These beetles are predators of terrestrial snails (Theba pisana, Monacha species, Xeropicta species, and Candidula species). They are able to penetrate the snail shells.[4]
Distribution[edit]
This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Beetle fauna of Germany
- ^ Fernando Prieto Piloña & Javier Pérez Valcárcel CATÁLOGO DE LOS SILPHIDAE Y AGYRTIDAE (COLEOPTERA) DE LA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA E ISLAS BALEARES
- ^ Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
- ^ Fauna europaea
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