http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html Photos of 2360 beetle species from Germany, with search and comparison functions, records of notable species, map module and much more. Science/Biology/Flora and Fauna/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera 2012 kerbtier.de. All Rights reserved. webmaster@kerbtier.de (Christoph Benisch) webmaster@kerbtier.de (Christoph Benisch) 60 en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28 +0100 http://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Fotos/Symbols/Footer.gif http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html The 6 to 8.5 mm large soldier beetle Cantharis pagana (family Cantharidae) is one of 24 representatives of the family in Germany, which are at least partly not easily determined. Its distribution range stretches from Spain over Central Europe to Romania and Greece. The montane, stenotopic species lives in the Alps and in the low mountain range. In Germany there are no records from the northern Federal States. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:28 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0198 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFundort.cgi The database of the map module just increased to 26,197 records. Additionally I added a small update with 7 new species from second half of 2011. The number of species available on kerbtier.de increases to 2365. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:30 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0197 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNews.cgi?Jahr=2012 I've just corrected an error that occurred in IE9 when displaying high-res photos. Upon opening the photo, it unintentionally faded as soon as the mouse left the picture rectangle. In Firefox, Chrome and IE8 the error did not occur. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:35 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0196 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The larder beetle Dermestes frischii (family Dermestidae) is one of 17 representatives of the genus Dermestes in Germany. Both beetles and larvae are occasionally found on ham, bacon and other animal products, like dried fish, hides and horn and can cause damage to stored products, which is also the origin of their vernacular name. In the wild they feed on old, sundried carcasses and carrion, dry remnants of meat, but also hair and feathers, as dermestids are able to digest keratin. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:56 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0195 http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html Starting today, kerbtier.de offers the user the opportunity to share contents of kerbtier.de with other internet users on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:21 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0194 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The 3.5 to 4 mm large hairy fungus beetle Triphyllus bicolor (family Mycetophagidae) is known to occur in Central and Southern Europe as well as in the southern regions of Northern Europe. In the east, its range reaches Western Russia. In Germany, Triphyllus bicolor is recorded from all Federal States, however, it is generally regarded as rare. The stenotopic, silvicolous species is mycetobiont and develops on soft fleshed agarics on decaying wood of deciduous trees, especially oak (Quercus) and beech (Fagus). There seems to be a preference for the beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica). Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:22 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enItem0193