Hornet Rove-beetle
Quedius dilatatus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Staphylinidae
Velleius dilatatus, the hornet rove beetle, is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae. This beetle is commensal with the European hornet (Vespa crabro), living in its nests. Taxonomy Velleius dilatatus was first formally described in 1787 as Staphylinus dilatatus by the Danish biologist Johan Christian Fabricius with its type locality given as Saxony ("Halae Saxonum").
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Velleius dilatatus, conocido como el escarabajo avispón, es una especie de escarabajo errante perteneciente a la familia Staphylinidae. Este escarabajo es comensal del avispón europeo (Vespa crabro), viviendo en sus nidos. Taxonomía V.
Distribution
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