Hygrobia hermanni
| Hygrobia hermanni | |
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| Hygrobia hermanni Size: 8,5-11 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hygrobiidae |
| Genus: | Hygrobia |
| Species: | H. hermanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygrobia hermanni | |
Hygrobia hermanni the screech beetle is a species of beetle in family Hygrobiidae. It is found in the Palearctic [2] (South Europe, West Europa, North Africa [3] ) and is found in stagnant and muddy waters.It able to make a strident grating noise hence the name screech beetle.The sound is produced when the sharp edge of the 7th abdominal tergite is rubbed against a subapical median file on the elytral undersurface.
References
- ↑ Fabricius, J.C. 1775: Systema Entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species... Flensburgh and Leipzig, Library Kortii.
- ↑ Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
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