Bisnius fimetarius

(Gravenhorst, 1802)

Bisnius fimetarius is a in the , originally described from Europe and now known to occur across the Palearctic region. The has been to eastern Canada. As a member of the Bisnius, it belongs to a group of rove beetles often associated with and carrion where they function as .

Bisnius fimetarius (Gravenhorst, 1802) Genital by URSchmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Staphylinini (10.3897-zookeys.877.35715) Figure 14–24 by Staniec B, Pietrykowska-Tudruj E (2019) Pupae of the mega-diverse rove beetle tribe Staphylinini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae): their traits and systematic significance. ZooKeys 877: 133-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.877.35715. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Bisnius fimetarius (Gravenhorst, 1802) by URSchmidt. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Bisnius fimetarius: //ˈbɪs.ni.əs ˌfɪ.mɛˈtɛɹ.i.əs//

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Habitat

Associated with and carrion; has been observed in coyote scat in prairie .

Distribution

to Europe, Russia (European part, Siberia, Far East), Armenia, Georgia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), China (Ningxia), and Taiwan. to Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec).

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