Anchomenus dorsalis
Colorful colored plaster runners ( Anchomenus dorsalis)
The stained colored plaster runners ( Anchomenus dorsalis, Syn Platynus dorsalis ) is a small, characteristic colored ground beetle. It was described by Erik Pontoppidan in 1763.
Features
The beetles have body lengths from 5.8 to 7.5 mm. Head and thorax are metallic green. The also blue shimmering green, very finely ribbed elytra have ever forward onto a Broadening of the elytra seam towards the outside stainless red box. Anchomenus dorsalis has reddish-yellow legs; at the base also red and yellow sensors are darker towards the ends. The head has the same width as the neck plate, the latter being much longer than wide.
Distribution and habitat
The species has a westpaläarktisches distribution area, which extends from the British Isles over the whole of Central Europe to Central Asia. To the north, the area of the species to southern Sweden and Finland extends. The stained colored plaster runner is eurytop. It prefers loamy, slightly shady, bush clad slopes and extensively managed Ruderallebensräume, but is also at forest edges, under hedges, fields, found in gardens and cemeteries. The species occurs in lowland areas as before in mountain valleys.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of aphids, caterpillars and other small insects. Hibernation takes place often in large companies in the Imagines under stones. Occasionally the winter the animals but also individually or together with other species.
Endangering
The species is not endangered and widespread.