Hygrobia hermanni | |
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Hygrobia hermanni Size: 8,5-11 mm | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Hygrobiidae |
Genus: | Hygrobia |
Species: | H. hermanni
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Binomial name | |
Hygrobia hermanni |
Hygrobia hermanni, commonly known as the screech beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Hygrobiidae. It is found in Southern and Western Europe and North Africa [2] [3] in stagnant and muddy waters. It's 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.
Hygrobia hermanni | |
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Hygrobia hermanni Size: 8,5-11 mm | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Hygrobiidae |
Genus: | Hygrobia |
Species: | H. hermanni
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Binomial name | |
Hygrobia hermanni |
Hygrobia hermanni, commonly known as the screech beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Hygrobiidae. It is found in Southern and Western Europe and North Africa [2] [3] in stagnant and muddy waters. It's 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.