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Dasytes aeratus
Dasytes aerata is a species of soft-winged flower beetle in the family Melyridae. It is found mainly in Europe. The species name is frequently misspelled as "aeratus" in the literature.
They are slender beetles, which shine from bronze to slate-black and are 4–5.2 mm long. Their silvery-grey base hair lies flat. In addition, their bodies have some upright bristles (setae). Unlike the similar species Dasytes plumbeus, their legs are completely darkened. Sexual dimorphism is barely noticeable. Males have larger eyes and narrower, longer antennae.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 606943.