http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html Photos of 2365 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, 11 May 2012 20:42 +0200 http://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Fotos/Symbols/Footer.gif http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html The 5.5 to 7.5 mm large click beetle Ampedus erythrogonus is one of the 27 species of genus Ampedus (family Elateridae) currently known to occur in Germany. The front and rear corners of the pronotum of the otherwise black beetle are reddish, likewise its antennae and legs. The species ranges from eastern France over Northern and Central Europe to the Caucasus. It develops in decaying wood of deciduous trees and conifers, e.g. oak, beech, maple, spruce and others. Fri, 11 May 2012 20:42 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0220 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFundort.cgi Thu, 10 May 2012 22:08 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0219 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The 5.5 to 9.5 mm large bark-gnawing beetle Nemosoma caucasicum (family Trogositidae) belongs to a very small family, originally with only four species known to occur in Germany and around 325 species globally. A few years ago Nemosoma caucasicum was recorded in Germany for the first time and has been discovered since then several times at the Kaiserstuhl on ash trees. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words nema (thread) and soma (body) and describes the slim, elongate body shape of the beetles. Sat, 05 May 2012 14:10 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0218 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/deSnapSubmit.cgi With these new modules, users can submit beetle photos to the kerbtier.de ID team for determination. After reviewing the request, the photo including species name and some background info are published on kerbtier.de. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:18 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0217 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The 10 to 16 mm large longhorn beetle Phytoecia nigripes (family Cerambycidae) is one of currently eight representatives of the genus in Germany. At first sight it can be confused with longhorn beetles of the genus Oberea. The pontomediterranean species is known to occur from the Pyrenees over the Alps to Southeast Europe, Syria and around the Black Sea and prefers colline to montane zones. In the Alps it reaches the subalpine zone. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:04 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0216 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi With a body length of 8 to 9 mm the Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata is the largest representative of the ladybirds (family Coccinellidae) in the German fauna. Its distribution ranges from Europe to Asia, from the lowlands to the subalpine region. The markings of the elytra are very variable. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:51 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0215