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Prostomidae (jugular-horned beetles)

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The jugular-horned beetles (Prosto­midae) are small to medium-sized beetles of elongated shape with less than 30 species in only 2 genera worldwide. Most of them are urwald relic species. Both beetles and larvae live in rotten wood and are thought to be associated with brown rot.
World: 28 Europe: 1 Germany: 1 collected: 1 Missing species Overview in inquiry module fraction: 100%
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Missing species Prostomidae (jugular-horned beetles) – currently missing species (0)
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