Notoxus monoceros
Common unicorn beetle ( Notoxus monoceros )
The common unicorn beetle ( Notoxus monoceros ) is a beetle of the family of Blütenmulmkäfer ( Anthicidae ).
Features
The beetles are 3.7 to 5.5 millimeters long. You see ants similar and are hairy. On the spherical pronotum which tapers forwardly to a horn, sits a very small head. The body is drawn in black and yellow and has a black transverse band, which is also connected to the black seam between the elytra and the black shield patch. The elytra are held between the adjacent bright Grundbehaarung with numerous long spreading hairs. The beetles have long, thin, slightly thicker at the top sensor. The body underside is yellowish.
Subspecies
- Notoxus monoceros elongatus La Ferté- Sénectère, 1849
- Notoxus monoceros monoceros (Linnaeus, 1768)
Similar Species
- Notoxus brachcerus ( Faldermann, 1837). Abdomen black below.
Synonyms
- Notoxus biinterruptus Pic, 1900
Occurrence
In Europe, the Beetle can be found on dry land such as meadows, slopes and sandy areas in lowland areas in low mountain areas. In the north, the range extends into middle Norway and Sweden, as well as to the north of Finland. In England and Scotland the congregation unicorn beetle occurs only locally. In the Mediterranean Articles lacking
Way of life
The common unicorn beetle prefers warm temperatures and is attracted by dead blister beetles, of which he allegedly wins cantharidin. He shall also apply and live oil beetle. The species is found in Central Europe, especially in June, July and August on shrubs and flowers. The larvae live in decaying plant material in the upper soil layers by meadows and fields.