Stenichnus scutellaris

(P.W.J. Müller & Kunze, 1822)

Stenichnus scutellaris is a small rove beetle in the Staphylinidae, native to Europe and parts of western Asia. The has been introduced to North America, with established recorded in Ontario, Canada. As a member of the Stenichnus, it belongs to a group of minute beetles typically found in leaf litter and other decaying organic matter.

Stenichnus.scutellaris.-.calwer.10.19 by Emil Hochdanz . Used under a Public domain license.Canadian beetles (10.3897-zookeys.894.37862) Figures 11, 12 by Pentinsaari M, Anderson R, Borowiec L, Bouchard P, Brunke A, Douglas H, Smith A, Hebert P (2019) DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera). ZooKeys 894: 53-150. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.894.37862. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Stenichnus scutellaris by Pentinsaari M, Anderson R, Borowiec L, Bouchard P, Brunke A, Douglas H, Smith A, Hebert P (2019) DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera). ZooKeys 894: 53-150. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.894.37862. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Stenichnus scutellaris: //stɛˈnɪknəs skuːˈtɛlˌɛrɪs//

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Distribution

Native to Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland), Ukraine, Russia (European part), Georgia, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. Introduced to Canada (Ontario).

Human Relevance

Introduced to North America; established in Ontario, Canada.

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