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the photogallery of the beetle fauna of Germany

kerbtier.de provides a photogallery of 2285 species out of approx. 7000 beetle species known to occur in Germany. When using the photos to support your determination efforts, please keep in mind, that determinations by photograph are uncertain in most cases, especially if the user is not familiar with species that can be easily confused.
Fri, Jul 30th, 2010

Latest News:
Jul 24th, 2010: New map module with beetle records from Germany online...
Featured beetle: Aphodius scrofa (L., 1758)
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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. There are no records from Wurttemberg, Saarland and the Weser-Ems region. In Westphalia the species is missing since the 19th century. Altogether, it is sporadic and rare in Germany and is regarded as vulnerable (RL 3). Contrary to its scientific name, suggesting that the species occurs primarily in the dung of wild boars (Sus scrofa), the beetle is found in sheep and horse dung, but also in human excrements, mainly on sandy, arid spots.  view all featured species...
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Aphodius zenkeri
Record of Aphodius zenkeri Germ., 1813 in the forest 'Bienwald'...
Featured family:
Anthicus bimaculatus
The pleasing fungus beetles (Erotylidae) are a speciose family of small...
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Chryso­melidae