Featured speciesText © K. Reißmann, T. Hörren, M. Stern, F. Bötzl and C. Benisch
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16.04.2021
Cyrtosus ovalis (Cast., 1836)
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The 3 to 4 mm large soft-winged flower beetle Cyrtosus ovalis (family Malachiidae) is the only representative of the genus in Germany. The first record for our fauna was made in North Baden in June 2010. In Europe the genus comprises eleven species with predominantly southern European distribution. Cyrtosus ovalis is known to occur in entire Italy. Furthermore records in Austria and Switzerland have been made. The stenotopic, thermophilous beetles prefer warm habitats, e.g. xerothermic shrubby heaths. The beetles can be found on flowers, where they feed on pollen. They are easily confused with representatives of genus Axinotarsus, but differ in coloration and the shape of the pronotum, which gets narrower towards the base. As a newcomer to the German fauna, Cyrtosus ovalis is not mentioned in the Red List. (CB)
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