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 Order Coleoptera
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
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 Cholevidae |
Colonidae (no common name) |
Leiodidae  |
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The Colonidae are small beetles of oval shape with a distinctive 4-membered antennal club. They are of virtually global distribution. The family comprises only one genus Colon with approx. 150 species worldwide. A number of species exhibits characteristic spined or toothed hind femora. Little is known about the lifestyle of the species. It is believed, that they feed on subterranean fungi. |
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| World: 150 | Europe: n.a. | Germany: 20 | collected: 1
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fraction: 5% |
 Colon brunneum |
