Quedius curtipennis

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Quedius curtipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Quedius
Species:
Q. curtipennis
Binomial name
Quedius curtipennis
Bernhauer, 1908

Quedius curtipennis is a beetle found in Britain. It is similar in appearance to Quedius fuliginosus , which is a less common species, however, the eyes of fuliginosus are more convex and the basal antennal segments darker. The punctures on the elytra are slightly stronger in Q. curtipennis. [1]

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References

  1. Salnitska, M. & Solodovnikov, A. Yu. 2018. Revision of the Quedius fauna of Middle Asia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 65(2): 117–159. doi: 10.3897/dez.65.27033 Reference page. [material, comments: p. 125]