Scaphidium quadrimaculatum
Appearance
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Scaphidium quadrimaculatum Olivier, 1790
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Scaphidium quadrimaculatum, common name orange-spotted scaphidium or shining fungus beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Scaphidiinae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]These quite uncommon beetles are present in most of Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East.[2]
Description
[edit]Scaphidium quadrimaculatum can reach a length of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). These small beetles have a broad and oval-shaped body. They are completely shiny black, with four irregular red spots on elytra. Thorax is somewhat coarctate on each side behind. Elytra are widely punctured, while tibiae are striated.[3][4]
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Upperside | Front | Underside | Side view |
Biology
[edit]Adults can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on various species of fungi, especially bracket fungi.[5]
Gallery
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Mating couple
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Side view
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Clip of S. quadrimaculatum on beech
Bibliography
[edit]- Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa und Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1.
- A. Horion: Faunistik der mitteleuropäischen Käfer Band II: Palpicornia - Staphylinoidea, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, 1949.
- Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica – Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. 5 Bände, Stuttgart K. G. Lutz 1908–1916, Digitale Bibliothek Band 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-898-53534-7
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