Notable beetle records from GermanyRecords, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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01.06.2010 (published on 02.06.2010)
First record of Cyrtosus ovalis (Cast., 1836) for Germany
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On June 1st, 2010 three specimens of the Malachiidae Cyrtosus ovalis (Cast., 1836) were found on the 'Friesenheimer Insel' in Mannheim by using a beating tray on the herb layer (2 males, 1 female). At first sight, the species reminds of a representative of genus Axinotarsus, but the pronotum is more slender and narrows towards the basis. The stenotopic, thermophilous species is known to occur in the whole Italian Peninsula, further records are known from Austria and Switzerland. The present discovery constitutes the first record from Germany.
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