Notable beetle records from Germany

Notable beetle records from Germany Records, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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27.05.2012 (published on 28.05.2012) *Record of Chrysolina fuliginosa* on the Felsenberg near Schloßböckelheim**
4	On May 27^th, 2012, one specimen of the leaf beetle Chrysolina fuliginosa was found on the Felsenberg near Schloßböckelheim (Nahe valley). The species is known to occur in South and Central Europe. It prefers dry slopes and fallow vineyards. C. fuliginosa is oligophagous and develops on Centaurea species. It can be distinguished from its sister species C. haemoptera by the separated sides of the pronotum and the irregular puncture of the elytra. In Germany, C. fuliginosa is regarded as vulnerable (RL 3).

22.08.2010 (published on 25.08.2010) *Record of Chrysolina cerealis* on the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim**
8	On August 22^nd, 2010 one specimen of the leaf beetle Chrysolina cerealis was discovered on the Heimberg near Waldböckelheim by using a sweeping net on a xerothermic area. The xerothermophilous species prefers dry and mesoxerophytic grasslands. C. cerealis is monophagous and develops in Horse mint (Mentha longifolia). Its distribution stretches from Southwestern Europe to eastern Central Europe. In Germany there are records from various Federal States, but C. cerealis is regarded as rare and vulnerable (RL 3).

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