Featured speciesText © K. Reißmann, T. Hörren, M. Stern, F. Bötzl and C. Benisch
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04.10.2019
Oedostethus quadripustulatus (F., 1792)
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The only 3 to 4 mm large click beetle Oedostethus quadripustulatus (family Elateridae) is the more common of the two representatives of the genus in Germany. The stenotopic, psammophilic species lives on sandy riverbanks and coasts and can be found in the lower vegetation and underneath stones, often gregarious. Oedostethus quadripustulatus is known to occur from Spain over Central Europe to Siberia, in the north its distribution range reaches South Sweden. The species is also present in North America. In Germany there are recent records from numerous Federal States and the species is not regarded as endangered, although it is recorded only sporadically. The sister species O. tenuicornis is much rarer. It is known only from Bavaria and is regarded as endangered (RL 2). (CB)
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