Olibrus liquidus
| Olibrus liquidus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Phalacridae |
| Genus: | Olibrus |
| Species: | O. liquidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Olibrus liquidus Erichson, 1845 | |
Olibrus liquidus is a beetle species of the Phalacridae family.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]Environment
[edit]Olibrus liquidus is found in Europe, North Africa and British Columbia, in Canada. Olibrus liquidus prefer dry and warm locations. This species feeds on Asteraceae flowers.[2]
Physical characteristics
[edit]The length of the dark brown and oval body is between 1.9 and 2.6 mm and its legs are colored in yellow and brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Olibrus liquidus at Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Koch, Klaus (1989). Die Käfer Mitteleuropas: Ökologie (in German). Spektrum, Akad. Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87263-040-7. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ↑ Pentinsaari, Mikko; Anderson, Robert; Borowiec, Lech; Bouchard, Patrice; Brunke, Adam; Douglas, Hume; Smith, Andrew; Hebert, Paul (2019-12-04). "DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (894): 53–150. Bibcode:2019ZooK..894...53P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.894.37862. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6906170. PMID 31844409.