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New in the Netherlands: smallest European beetle

Last update: 9 November 2020

NEWS: 2020-XI-08 NatureToday:
Kleinste kever van Europa in Nederland gevonden


NatureToday reports the discovery of a new beetle species in the Netherlands Baranowskiella ehnstromi.

The beetle is the smallest species in Europe and measures half a millimetre in length. It was expected since the beetle was already found in other countries and some years of thorough searching finally produced results when it was found on Phellinus conchatus, a fungus.

The original announcement can be read here.


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