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Predatory beetle

Rhizophagus grandis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Rhizophagus grandis is a species of predatory beetle in the family Monotomidae. R. grandis is a specialist predator on the larvae of the great spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus micans), a pest of spruce trees (Picea), and is found in Eurasian forests where its prey is found.

Distribution

Natural History Museum of United Kingdom · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Switzerland · 1