Hylecoetus dermestoides, (Lymexylidae ) - Buchen-Werftkfer, female with dots of Ambrosia fungi spores

Description:

L: 6-18 mmbiolog: the imago of this wood-booring beetle only lives up to 4 days, the females lay about 100 eggs in cavitiies of the bark of Fagus or Betula. The eggs are covered with spores of the Ambrosia fungus (Endomyces hylecoeti), as are the hatchig larvae: fungal gardeners!The larvae will take 2 to 4 years for development.[www.naturspaziergang.de/Kaefer/Hylecoetus_dermestoides.htm]Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LAMM, 1888Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder: Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Lymexyloidea FLEMING, 1821 (ship-timber beetles)Family: Lymexylidae FLEMING, 1821 (ship-timber beetles, Werftkfer)Subfamily: Hylecoetinae GERMAR, 1818Genus: Hylecoetus LATREILLE, 1806Hylecoetus dermestoides LINNAEUS, 1761 (Buchenwerftkfer oder Sgehrniger Werftkfer), the male is black: www.flickr.com/photos/42068060@N06/7962548462/some info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymexylidaemore info: www.naturespot.org.uk/species/hylecoetus-dermestoidesGermany, NE-Hesse, Hessisch-Lichtenau: Hoher Meiner, 550-700m asl., 22.05.2016 IMG_8009