Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829

Berx, Peter, Bosmans, Bart, Dekoninck, Wouter, Janssen, Marc, Stassen, Eugène & Crevecoeur, Luc, 2023, Faunistic survey of myrmecophilous and other ant-associated beetles and spiders in the Belgian province of Limburg (Araneae, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 141, pp. 1-61 : 17

Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829

With only 21 captured specimens in 12 UTM grids of 1 x 1 km (Annex) Eucnemis capucina (4.3-6.5 mm) ( Fig. 13 ) is not a very common species in Limburg. This beetle prefers old relic forests with a variety of dead trees such as oak and beech but is also found on fruit trees. Most of the beetles were captured with flight-interception traps and not even one was collected sieving rotten wood. The two specimens observed in Voeren were caught with a pitfall trap set up into the wood mould inside the hollow of the trees with a Lasius brunneus nest inside.

Figures

Fig.13. Eucnemis capucina Ahrens, 1812 (6.1mm; range 4.3-6.5 mm). © U. Schmidt.