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Phyllodromica maculata
(Schreber, 1781)
Very small and dark. Both sexes have shortened wings and cannot fly. Easily overlooked in leaf litter. Features and distribution need verification.
! Data on this species still need verification.
- Length
- 5–7 mm
- Habitat
- warm dry grassland, sunny slopes
How to recognise it
- Very small (approx. 5–7 mm), dark and spotted.
- Both sexes flightless; hindwings rudimentary.
- Short, almost veinless tegmina – hence the Polish name “bezżyłka” (“veinless”).
Similar species
Ectobius nymphs and short-winged females – Ectobius have clearly veined tegmina and fully winged males.
Distribution
Scattered sites (e.g. Sandomierz Basin, Łódź and Lubusz regions); Central and Eastern Europe. Easily overlooked.
When to look
adults
nymphs
active in the evening; data mostly from Germany