Glischrochilus hortensis
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| Glischrochilus hortensis | |
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| Glischrochilus hortensis. Note the four orange blotches on the elytra. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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'.
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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]