Scaphidium quadrimaculatum
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| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum | |
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| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum. Upperside | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Scaphidium |
| Species: | S. quadrimaculatum |
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| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum Olivier, 1790 | |
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum, common name orange-spotted scaphidium or shining fungus beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Scaphidiinae.[1]
These quite uncommon beetles are present in most of Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East.[2]
Description
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum can reach a length of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). These small beetles have a broad and oval-shaped body. They are completely shiny black, with four irregular red spots on elytra. Thorax is somewhat coarctate on each side behind. Elytra are widely punctured, while tibiae are striated.[3][4]
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Biology
Adults can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on various species of fungi, especially bracket fungi.[5]
