Scaphidium quadrimaculatum, common name orange-spotted scaphidium or shining fungus beetle, is a species of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae subfamily Scaphidiinae.Biolib
Distribution These quite uncommon beetles are present in most of Europe, in North Africa and in the Near East.Fauna europaea
Description Scaphidium quadrimaculatum can reach a length of . These small beetles have a broad and oval-shaped body. They are completely shiny black, with four irregular red spots on elytra. Thorax is somewhat coarctate on each side behind. Elytra are widely punctured, while tibiae are striated.The Edinburgh Encyclopædia; Conducted by David Brewster, Volume 9John Stark Elements of Natural History: Invertebrata. Vegetable kingdom. Mineral kingdom
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Biology Adults can mostly be encountered from April through August feeding on various species of fungi, especially bracket fungi.Nature spot
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Bibliography Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa und Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die mitteleuropäischen Käfer. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, . A. Horion: Faunistik der mitteleuropäischen Käfer Band II: Palpicornia - Staphylinoidea, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, 1949. Edmund Reitter: Fauna Germanica – Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. 5 Bände, Stuttgart K. G. Lutz 1908–1916, Digitale Bibliothek Band 134, Directmedia Publishing GmbH, Berlin 2006,
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