Crypticus (s. str.) quisquilius quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1760)

Vitali, Francesco, 2025, The Tenebrionidae of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5701 (1), pp. 65-78 : 72

* Crypticus (s. str.) quisquilius quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1760)

Fig. 9 .

Material. 2 exx., Beaufort , VI.[1900], V. Ferrant lgt. ( MNHNL138546–47 ); 2 exx., Bridel , V.[1900], V. Ferrant lgt. ( MNHNL138548–49 ); 1♀, Mamer , 28 VIII.1965, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138550 ); 1♂, ditto, 5.VI.1966 ( MNHNL138551 ); 1♂, Hobscheid , VII.1976, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138552 ); 1♂, Steinfort , 18.VI.1977, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138553 ); 1 ex, Luxembourg City, Bambësch, Eicherfeld , 7.VII.2019, F. Vitali lgt. ( CFV); 1 ex., ditto, 16.VI.2021 ( CFV) .

Note. A small xerophilic species, associated with sandy habitats, widespread and locally common throughout all adjacent regions ( Everts 1903; Libbrecht 1988; Köhler & Klausnitzer 1998; Lillig 1999; Thomaes et al. 2025), except in Lorraine, where it appears to have been rare ( Géhin 1846; Fournel & Géhin 1847; Godron 1863; Soldati 2007). Once abundant, it has been in decline in Belgium since the 1950s ( Libbrecht 1988). In Luxembourg, it appears to be widespread only in the Guttland.

Figures

FIGURE 1–10. 1. Cteniopus sulphureus (Linnaeus, 1758). 2. Omophlus lepturoides (Linnaeus, 1758). 3. Isomira murina (Linnaeus,1758).4.Nalassuslaevioctostriatus(Goeze,1777).5.TriboliumconfusumJacquelinduVal,1861.6.Melanimon tibialis (Fabricius, 1781). 7. Blaps mortisaga (Linnaeus, 1758). 8. Blaps mucronata Latreille, 1804. 9. Crypticus quisquilius quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1760). 10. Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798) (size of habitus not proportional to sizes of specimens).