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Hornet Rove-beetle

Quedius dilatatus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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").

Distribution

Arp Kruithof · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 117France · 54Netherlands · 49United Kingdom · 22Italy · 5Switzerland · 3Belgium · 1Luxembourg · 1