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Baeocrara variolosa | |
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Baeocrara is a genus of featherwing beetles named because of the intricate structure of their flight wings, which have a long fringe of hairs on their borders. They belong to the Ptiliidae family, and are minute: between 1 and 0.5 mm. They are mostly found in hollow fir stumps and other types of rotten wood, dung and plant detritus. They feed on fungal spores. [1] They seem to be recent immigrants to Northern Europe possibly introduced by the import of sawmill products. [2] They have been reported in the Czech Republic. [3] They are one of the least known groups in the Coleoptera. [4]
Baeocrara | |
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Baeocrara variolosa | |
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Genus: | Baeocrara
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Baeocrara is a genus of featherwing beetles named because of the intricate structure of their flight wings, which have a long fringe of hairs on their borders. They belong to the Ptiliidae family, and are minute: between 1 and 0.5 mm. They are mostly found in hollow fir stumps and other types of rotten wood, dung and plant detritus. They feed on fungal spores. [1] They seem to be recent immigrants to Northern Europe possibly introduced by the import of sawmill products. [2] They have been reported in the Czech Republic. [3] They are one of the least known groups in the Coleoptera. [4]