Baranowskiella ehnstromi
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| Baranowskiella ehnstromi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptiliidae |
| Genus: | Baranowskiella |
| Species: | B. ehnstromi |
| Binomial name | |
| Baranowskiella ehnstromi Sörensson, 1997 |
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Baranowskiella ehnstromi is the smallest known beetle in Europe[1]. It lives only in the pores of the bracket fungus Phellinus conchatus, which grows on Salix caprea. Its length is ca. 0.45 millimetres (0.018 in).
The beetle has been observed in Sweden and Finland. It was first described, along with the whole genus Baranowskiella, in 1997 by Ptiliidae specialist Mikael Sörensson and named after entomologist Bengt Ehnström. The beetle has a simple sound producing organ.
References
- ^ Andersen, J. (2003). "Baranowskiella ehnstromi Sorensson, 1997 (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae), the smallest known beetle in Europe, recorded in Norway". Norwegian Journal of Entomology 50 (2): 139–144. http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=143653285&ETOC=RN. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
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