Ablattaria laevigata explained

Ablattaria laevigata is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.

Description

Ablattaria laevigata can reach a length of about 12-.[1]

It has a semielliptical pronotum, which is not narrowed. Elytral punctuation is dense, with sparse thicker punctures.[2]

These beetles are predators of terrestrial snails (Theba pisana, Monacha species, Xeropicta species, and Candidula species). They are able to penetrate the snail shells.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Silphidae Beetle fauna of Germany
  2. Fernando Prieto Piloña & Javier Pérez Valcárcel CATÁLOGO DE LOS SILPHIDAE Y AGYRTIDAE (COLEOPTERA) DE LA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA E ISLAS BALEARES
  3. Lloyd Vernon Knutson, Jean-Claude Vala Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080115184909/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=186641 Fauna europaea