Notable beetle records from GermanyRecords, photos and text by C. Benisch, 2008–2016
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18.06.2014 (published on 20.06.2014)
Record of Comasinus setiger near Neuleiningen (Anterior Palatinate)
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On June 18th, 2014, a single specimen of the weevil Comasinus setiger was discovered near Neuleiningen (Anterior Palatinate) on meadow sage (Salvia pratensis). The species is known to occur from Europe to the Ukraine. It lives and various types of grassland, from warm and dry calcareous grassland to cool and wet meadows of the montane zone. The beetles dwell under the basal tufts of Asteraceae, among them hawkbits, oxtongues and others. In Germany the species is widespread, but only rarely recorded due to its hidden lifestyle.
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