Stilbus testaceus

Stilbus testaceus is a species of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae.[1]

Stilbus
Stilbus testaceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Phalacridae
Subfamily:
Phalacrinae
Genus:
Stilbus
Species:
S. testaceus
Binomial name
Stilbus testaceus
(Panzer, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Anisotoma testaceus Panzer, 1797

Distribution

This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the Afrotropical realm.[2][3]

Habitat
Stilbus testaceus feeding on a flower of Dittrichia viscosa

These beetles can be found in meadows and forest edges, on flowers, on dry grass and hay, in moss and dead leaves.[4]

Description

Stilbus testaceus can reach a length of 1.8–2.3 millimetres (0.071–0.091 in).[5] These tiny beetles have a spherical-oval brownish body, with a yellowish- reddish apex of the elitra. Head and pronotum are dark. The hind angles of the pronotum are sharp, right-angled.[6]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to October on flowering grasses, while in Winter they rest under fallen leaves and among the mosses.[7]

References
  1. "Stilbus testaceus". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. "Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. "PESI portal - Stilbus testaceus (Panzer, 1797)". eu-nomen.eu. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  4. Herbert Arthur The Victoria history of the county of Warwick
  5. Christoph Benisch (2017-09-06). "Photo overview Phalacridae (shining flower beetles) of Germany". kerbtier.de. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  6. HANDBOOKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF BRITISH INSECTS Royal Entomological Society
  7. "Stilbus testaceus - Archiwum KFP". coleoptera.ksib.pl. Retrieved 2017-09-08.


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