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Species of beetle

Dasytes tristiculus
Dasytes tristiculus. Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melyridae
Genus: Dasytes
Species: D. tristiculus
Binomial name
Dasytes tristiculus
Mulsant & Rey, 1868
Synonyms
  • Dasytes (Hypodasytes) sublaevis Mulsant & Rey, 1868
  • Dasytes (Hypodasytes) occiduus Mulsant & Rey, 1870
  • Dasytes (Hypodasytes) mulsanti Schilsky, 1894
  • Dasytes (Hypodasytes) baudii Jacobson, 1913

Dasytes tristiculus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae.

Distribution

This Mediterranean species is present in France, Italy and Spain.

Description

Dasytes tristiculus can reach a body length of about 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in). These small black beetles have long erect black pubescence over the entire surface of the elytra and pronotum. The females usually show a broad transversal band of lighter pubescence anteriorly.

Phenology

Adults can be found from April to June.

References

  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Entomologi Italiani (in Italian)
  4. Répartition sur l'année at Galerie Insecte (in French)

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Taxon identifiers
Dasytes tristiculus


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