Ablattaria arenaria
Appearance
Ablattaria arenaria | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Silphidae |
Genus: | Ablattaria |
Species: | A. arenaria
|
Binomial name | |
Ablattaria arenaria (Kraatz, 1876)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Ablattaria arenaria, the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family Silphidae which preys on snails.[1] It is native to the eastern Mediterranean.[2] Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by relative humidity.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Colkesen, T.; Sekeroglu, E. (June 1989). "Biology and population development of Ablattaria arenaria [Coleoptera: Silphidae], a snail predator". Entomophaga. 34 (2): 219–226. doi:10.1007/BF02372671. S2CID 34430685. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Silpha arenaria (Kraatz, 1876)".