Ablattaria arenaria

Ablattaria arenaria, the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family Silphidae which preys on snails.[1] It is native to the eastern Mediterranean.[2] Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by relative humidity.[1]

Ablattaria arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus: Ablattaria
Species:
A. arenaria
Binomial name
Ablattaria arenaria
(Kraatz, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Silpha arenaria (Kraatz, 1876)
  • Phosphuga arenaria Kraatz, 1876

References

  1. Colkesen, T.; Sekeroglu, E. (June 1989). "Biology and population development of Ablattaria arenaria [Coleoptera: Silphidae], a snail predator". Entomophaga: 219–226. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "Silpha arenaria (Kraatz, 1876)".


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