Aplocnemus alpestris is a species of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Rhadalidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Rhadalidae |
| Genus: | Aplocnemus |
| Species: | A. alpestris
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| Aplocnemus alpestris Kiesenwetter, 1861
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Distribution
editThis species is present in Central and Southern Europe (Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland) and in the eastern Palearctic realm (southern Siberia, northeast Kazakhstan, southern Altai, Mounts Ulbinski).[1]
Habitat
editThese beetles especially occur in the mountainous areas of the Alps and Pyrenees, at an elevation above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level.[2]
Description
editAplocnemus alpestris can reach a body length of about 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in).[2] These soft-winged flower beetles have an elongated, cylindrical body. Pronotum and elytra have a slightly shiny black color. They are coarsely punctuated, with a long grayish pubescence. The antennae show a sexual dimorphism in their structure, as in males they are deeply serrated, while they are shallowly serrated in females.[2][3]
Biology
editAdults can be found from July to September.[4]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ a b c Robert Constantin Révision des Aplocnemus de France avec description de trois nouvelles espèces. Observations taxonomiques et faunistiques sur les espèces françaises de Dasytidae et Acanthocnemidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea) Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France Année 2007 112(2) pp. 151-170
- ^ K. Majer Species of the genus Aplocnemus of Middle Europe (Col. Melyridae)
- ^ Web’Obs