http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi This page contains recent discoveries of notable species recorded by the author in Germany. A short description of the species and the location of discovery is given. 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) 1440 en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:05 +0100 http://www.kerbtier.de/Pages/Fotos/Symbols/Footer.gif http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Meloe_decorus_113 On March 17th, 2012 three females of the blister beetle Meloe decorus were observed on the Rhine dam near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen (Baden-Württemberg). The place of discovery is located nearby the former population in the vicinity of Philippsburg. This population was presumably extinguished in 2006/2007 by the building activity "Rheinhochwasserdamm HWD XXXIII". The last record was made by C. Wurst in 2002. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:05 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0037 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Blaps_mucronata_112 This weekend, two specimens of the churchyard beetle were recorded in Mannheim-Schwetzingerstadt in front of a cellar window. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:42 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0036 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Coeliodes_ilicis_110 This weekend one specimen of the ground beetle Cymindis humeralis was found in the Lampertheim Forest. Meanwhile also a record of the weevil Coeliodes ilicis at the Gangelsberg near Duchroth (Nahe valley) could be confirmed. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:35 +0100 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0035 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Cassida_murraea_108 Last weekend two notable beetle species were discovered in Oberhausen-Rheinhausen near Philippsburg (North Baden): Cassida murraea and Anogcodes ferruginea. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:57 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0034 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Coeliodes_nigritarsis_104 Last weekend four notable beetle records were made in the Lower Rhine region near Wesel: Coeliodes nigritarsis, Cryptocephalus punctiger, Bembidion litorale and Copris lunaris. Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:57 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0033 http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enNachweis.cgi#Rhopalocerus_rondanii_099 Last weekend five notable records were made: Rhopalocerus rondanii, Eumolpus asclepiadeus, Rhynchites aethiops and Amphimallon ruficorne in the arid floodplain near Grißheim (South Baden) as well as Coraebus undatus on the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim (Nahe valley). Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:43 +0200 kerbtier/rss/enNachweis0032