http://www.kerbtier.de Photos 2200 beetle species from Germany, with search and comparison functions, reports and records of notable species. Science/Biology/Flora and Fauna/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera 2010 kerbtier.de. All Rights reserved. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00 +0200 http://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/JavaCSS/Footer.gif http://www.kerbtier.de http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html The dung beetle Aphodius scrofa (family Scarabaeidae) is distributed in Southern and Central Europe. In Central Europe the 3 to 3.5 mm large species is found primarily in sandy areas of the lowlands and the adjacent low mountain range. The distribution in Germany is rather localized. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:00 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0052 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNews.cgi I've just completed and uploaded a new map module on kerbtier.de. The new module allows to display my beetle records in a map of Germany, clustered by the most recent year of discovery. The locations have been normalized according to the map sheets of TK 25 (ordnance map). Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:28 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0051 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi On July 17th, 2010 one specimen of the dung beetle Aphodius zenkeri was found in the natural forest reserve 'Stuttpferch' in the forest 'Bienwald' by using a light trap. The 4-5 mm large species is characterized by a conspicuous punctation of the elytra and its red colored clypeus. On July 18th, 2010 one specimen of the ladybird Vibidia duodecimguttata was discovered on the 'Friesenheimer Insel' in Mannheim by using a beating tray on a shrub. V. duodecimguttata is 3-4 mm long and somewhat smaller than the similar species of the genus Halyzia and Calvia. The spots on the elytra form a hexagon. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0050 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The 5 to 6 mm large leaf beetle Prasocuris phelandrii (family Chrysomelidae) occurs in almost all of Europe, parts of Asia and the North American continent. In Central Europe the beetle is widespread. The beetles are found from February to September and again in November, in wetlands and swamps, usually on the breeding plants or on different flowers, like the yellow flowers of marsh marigold (Caltha palustris). Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:30 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0049 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi Last week one specimen each of the false darkling beetle Abdera affinis and the very rare net-winged beetle Benibotarus taygetanus were discovered in the forest 'Bienwald' near Büchelberg. Both specimen were attracted to a light trap during the hot summer night. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:20 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0048 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFeature.cgi The 6 to 9 mm large Hop Root Weevil Mitoplinthus caliginosus (family Curculionidae) is widespread in Western Europe and the western parts of Central Europe. Possibly the larvae live on herbaceous roots. But the available data on their development differ from each other, and possibly none of them is true. The larva is reported to develop on the roots of hops (Humulus) and also on those of sorrel (Rumex). Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:20 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enItem0047