Stenus melanarius explained

Stenus melanarius is a species of rove beetle widely spread in Asia and Europe.[1] [2] It is a natural predator of the pest, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis.[3] [4] [5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stenus melanarius Stephens 1833 (Family Staphylinidae) . 2021-07-07 . Ecology of Commanster.
  2. TANG . LIANG . XU . WANG . XIA . MEI-HUA . 2019-06-13 . A study on the genus Stenus Latreille from Shenzhen City of Guangdong, South China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). 2021-07-07 . Zootaxa . 4615 . 2 . 365 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.8. 31716348 . 196661875 .
  3. Web site: Datasheet: Stenus melanarius verecundus . 2021-07-07 . Invasive Species Compendium.
  4. Lang . Carolin . Seifert . Karlheinz . Dettner . Konrad . November 2012 . Skimming behaviour and spreading potential of Stenus species and Dianous coerulescens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) . 2021-07-07 . Naturwissenschaften . 99 . 11 . 937–947 . en . 10.1007/s00114-012-0975-4. 23086390 . 253637827 .
  5. Puthz . Volker . 1970 . On a Collection of Steninae from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)* . 2021-07-07 . Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy . 39 . 3–4 . 29–32 . en . 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1970.tb00254.x.
  6. Web site: Stenus melanarius subsp. melanarius Stephens, 1833 . 2021-07-07 . GBIF Secretariat.