Notable beetle records from GermanyRecords, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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02.04.2011 (published on 03.04.2011)
Record of Dorcadion fuliginator on the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim
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On April 2nd, 2011 two specimens of the longhorn beetle Dorcadion fuliginator were observed on calcareous grassland at the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim. The xerothermophilous species lives on warm slopes, sandy or calcareous grassland and prefers limestone or gypsum soil. The flightless beetles can be found on ways and waysides sparsely covered with grass. They feed on grass, the larvae on grass roots. In Germany Dorcadion fuliginator is regarded as endangered (RL 2).
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