Glischrochilus hortensis

Glischrochilus hortensis
Glischrochilus hortensis. Note the four orange blotches on the elytra.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Nitidulidae
Genus: Glischrochilus
Species:
G. hortensis
Binomial name
Glischrochilus hortensis
Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785

Glischrochilus hortensis is a species of beetle in the genus Glischrochilus of the family Nitidulidae.[1] The genus are commonly known as 'sap-beetles'.

Description

The species is approximately 4–6 mm in length and is a uniform dark colouration on its head, thorax and abdomen. It has four prominent orange blotches on the elytra.[2]

It is very similar in appearance to Glischrochilus quadripunctatus. In difference it is stouter, with the sides of the thorax more or less continuous with the elytra.[3]

Distribution

Glischrochilus hortensis is a widespread Euro-Siberian species.[4]

It is one of the three species of Glischrochilus found in the United Kingdom[2][5] and has a wide distribution in England, Wales, and Scotland.[1]

Habitat

Glischrochilus hortensis is often found in woodland,[2] particularly near exuding tree sap.[5] It feeds on the tree sap and over-ripe fruit.[3] A survey in Turkey in 2013 caught specimens in aerial traps baited with beer in a mixed broadleaved and coniferous tree forest.[4]

It is active all-year round, but most often found in the months April to October.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Glischrochilus (Librodor) hortensis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)". National Biodiversity Network. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Glischrochilus hortensis". NatureSpot. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Chinery, M. 2012. Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Domino Guide, Revised 3rd Edition). Bloomsbury: London, Berlin, New York, Sydney. pp274.
  4. ^ a b Avgin, S. S., Antonini, G., Lason, A., Jansson, N., Abacigil, T. O., Varli, S. V., De Biase, A., and Audisio, P. 2015. "New data on distribution, ecology, and taxonomy of Turkish Nitidulidae (Coleoptera)", Turkish Journal of Zoology 39. 314-322. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1402-27
  5. ^ a b Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (2016). "Glischrochilus hortensis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.