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Scaphidema metallica (Fabricius, 1792) 3.6 mm long Tenebrionidae France,Geotagged,Scaphidema metallica,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Scaphidema metallica (Fabricius, 1792)

3.6 mm long Tenebrionidae

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  1. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    So very clear. Great photo Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Pudding4brains's profile
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    Oh dear, another one of those naming issues ...
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/24487/scaphidema_metallicum.html
    Scaphidema metallica Previously uploaded as S. metallicum, but see comments with this image by Claude:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114820/scaphidema_metallica_fabricius_1792.html Cucujiformia,Jane's garden,Scaphidema,Scaphidema metallica,Scaphidema metallicum,Scaphidemini,Tenebrionidae,Tenebrioninae,Tenebrionoidea


    Fauna Europaea and the Dutch species register, as well as volume 5 of the Palaearctic Catalogue (Löbl & Smetana, 2008:p.318) have Scaphidema as neuter, but in volume 7 it is corrected thus:

    "p. 318, Scaphidema is feminine [because of Latinized suffix –dema from Greek demas; ICZN Art. 30.1.3]: change the grammatical gender of the species-group names in Scaphidema L. Redtenbacher, 1849 from neuter to feminine"

    So, I stand corrected and the species "Scaphidema metallicum" I previously created needs to be merged under "metallica".     Posted 4 years ago

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The Scaphidema metallica

Scaphidema metallica is a species of Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae) that is very common over large parts of Europe and east up to western Siberia.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Claude CHAVAND

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Uploaded May 13, 2021. Captured May 13, 2021 19:13 in La Chomette, 42740 Doizieux, France.
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  • ILCE-7M2
  • f/6.3
  • 16/10s
  • ISO250
  • 65mm