Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Carabidae (Ground and tiger beetles)

Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)

Zweifleck-Laubläufer Common Springtail-stalker

Synonyms and other combinations:

Dermestes aquaticus Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 | Elaphrus biguttatus Fabricius, 1779 | Elaphrus semipunctatus Duftschmid, 1812 | Notiophilus aquaticus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) | Notiophilus coerulescens Depoli, 1929 | Notiophilus lateralis Motschulsky, 1864 | Notiophilus latus G.R.Waterhouse, 1833 | Notiophilus melanophthalmus Slosser-Klekovski, 1877 | Notiophilus nitidus G.R.Waterhouse, 1833 | Notiophilus pseudolateralis Louvet, 1925 | Notiophilus pseudoquadripunctatus Everts, 1918 | Notiophilus semipunctatus (Duftschmid, 1812) | Notiophilus striatus G.R.Waterhouse, 1833 |

  • Notiophilus biguttatus 8609
    Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)  Zweifleck-Laubläufer  Common Springtail-stalker 
    Notiophilus biguttatus, det. Fabian (FB)
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2019-03-25 11:05:38
    Image number: 8609

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2019-03-25 11:05:38
    det. Fabian (FB)
  • Notiophilus biguttatus 8610
    Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)  Zweifleck-Laubläufer  Common Springtail-stalker 
    Notiophilus biguttatus, det. Fabian (FB)
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2019-03-25 11:04:28
    Image number: 8610

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2019-03-25 11:04:28
    det. Fabian (FB)
  • Notiophilus biguttatus 8611
    Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)  Zweifleck-Laubläufer  Common Springtail-stalker 
    Notiophilus biguttatus, det. Fabian (FB)
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2019-03-23 15:28:45
    Image number: 8611

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2019-03-23 15:28:45
    det. Fabian (FB)

Further vernacular names:
Spotted Big-Eyed Beetle, Big Eyed Bronze Beetle
Classification:
Notiophilus biguttatus belongs to the subfamily Nebriinae.
Distribution:
Palearctic, introduced to North America.
The most frequent species of the genus in Central Europe.
Habitat:
From the lowlands to the alpine highlands.
Description:
Length ca. 5 - 5.5 mm
Similar species:
There are some similar species in the genus.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Lorenz W. (2019). CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles (version Oct 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.
  4. UK Beetles
  5. John Walters, Mark Telfer: Guides to British Beetles