Glischrochilus hortensis

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

Glischrochilus hortensis
Glischrochilus hortensis. Note the four orange blotches on the elytra.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Cucujoidea
Family:
Nitidulidae
Genus:
Glischrochilus
Subgenus:
Glischrochilus (Librodor)
Species:
G. hortensis
Binomial name
Glischrochilus hortensis
Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785

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. "Glischrochilus (Librodor) hortensis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. "Glischrochilus hortensis". NatureSpot. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. Chinery, M. 2012. Insects of Britain and Western Europe (Domino Guide, Revised 3rd Edition). Bloomsbury: London, Berlin, New York, Sydney. pp274.
  4. 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. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (2016). "Glischrochilus hortensis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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