
Ampedus nigrinus (Herbst, 1784)
Family: Elateridae
Size: 7.6 mm (7.0 to 8.0 mm)
Origin: Siberia to Central and North Europe
Ecology: Development in rotting alder stumps but also in other deciduous trees 
in montane areas
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Fichtelgebirge, Fichtelberg, 
Seehaus
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 18.VI.1976
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2019
Ampedus nigrinus (enlarged)
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