Scaphidium quadrimaculatum
| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Scaphidium |
| Species: | S. quadrimaculatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum Olivier, 1790 | |
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum is a species of shining fungus beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Scaphidiinae.
S. quadrimaculatum on beech
These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East.
The adults grow up to 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) long and can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on various species of fungi, especially bracket fungi.
They are completely shiny black, with four irregular red spots on elytra.
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