Agathidium pulchellum

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Agathidium pulchellum

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Agathidium
Species:
A. pulchellum
Binomial name
Agathidium pulchellum
Wankowicz, 1869

Agathidium pulchellum is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae.[2] It feeds exclusively on a slime mold species associated with mid-decayed aspen, spruce and birch logs in boreal forests.[3] It was first discovered in 1971 in Blåkölen in Norrbotten, Sweden.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Tykarski, P.; Putchkov, A.; Mannerkoski, I. (2010). "Agathidium pulchellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T157552A5094208. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-1.RLTS.T157552A5094208.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Agathidium (Neoceble) pulchellum Wankowicz 1869 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. ^ Kostanjšek, Fran; Sebek, Pavel; Baranová, Beáta; Šerić Jelaska, Lucija; Riedl, Vladan; Cizek, Lukas (2018-03-23). "Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle, Rhysodes sulcatus , the relict species of European primeval forests". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 11. doi:10.1111/icad.12295.
  4. ^ "Artfakta från SLU Artdatabanken". artfakta.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-18.
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