Baranowskiella ehnstromi

Baranowskiella ehnstromi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ptiliidae
Genus: Baranowskiella
Species: B. ehnstromi
Binomial name
Baranowskiella ehnstromi
Sörensson, 1997

Baranowskiella ehnstromi is the smallest known beetle in Europe.[1] It lives only in the pores of the bracket fungus Phellinus conchatus, which grows on Salix caprea. Its length is ca. 0.45 millimetres (0.018 in) to 0.55 millimetres (0.022 in) and its width about 0.1 millimetres (0.0039 in).[2]

The beetle has been observed in Sweden, Finland, Austria[2] and in the Czech Republic.[3] It was first described, along with the whole genus Baranowskiella, in 1997 by Ptiliidae specialist Mikael Sörensson and named after entomologists Rickard Baranowski and Bengt Ehnström. The beetle has a simple sound producing organ. It can fly and its diet consists of fungi spores.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Andersen, J. (2003). "Baranowskiella ehnstromi Sorensson, 1997 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae), the smallest known beetle in Europe, recorded in Norway". Norwegian Journal of Entomology. 50 (2): 139–144. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kleinster Käfer Europas erstmals in Österreich beobachtet". Der Standard. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nejmenší brouk v Evropě žije i v Česku. Objevil ho houbař". iDnes. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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