Paederus baudii
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| image = Staphylinidae - Paederus baudii-2.JPG
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| taxon = Paederus baudii
| authority = Fairmaire, 1859
| synonyms =
- Harpopaederus schoenherri
- Paederus schoenherri Czwalina, 1899
}}
Paederus baudii is a species of rove beetle belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Paederinae.[https://www.gbif.org/species/5746375 GBIF]
Distribution and habitat
These beetles are mainly present in France, Italy, and Switzerland.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019072749/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=262239 Fauna europaea] They can mainly be encountered in moisty habitats, especially on the banks of ponds and marshy meadows.
Description
File:Staphylinidae - Paederus baudii-9.JPG
The adults grow up to {{convert|7|-|9|mm}} long. The head is black, antennae and legs are yellowish, while the apex of the femora is black. Pronotum is red. The elytra are black. Abdomen is black except for the first 4 segments that are red. This species has a very narrow base of elytra, elytra widened in the back and the head much bigger than similar ones.[http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=18239 Entomologi Italiani {{in lang|it}}][http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/paederus.htm Coleo-net {{in lang|de}}]
Biology
They can secrete by abdominal glands an urticant substance.[http://awesome-bug.blogspot.it/2014/04/huh.html Awesome Bugs] Larvae and adults are predators of small insects.
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External links
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- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id268496/ Biolib]
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Category:Beetles described in 1859
Category:Taxa named by Léon Fairmaire
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