Xantholinus (Xantholinus) linearis Olivier, 1795

Della Rocca, Francesca, Stefanelli, Silvia, Cardarelli, Elisa, Bogliani, Giuseppe & Bracco, Francesco, 2021, Contribution to the knowledge of the arthropods community inhabiting the winter-flooded meadows (marcite) of northern Italy, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 57889-57889 : 57889

Xantholinus (Xantholinus) linearis Olivier, 1795

Distribution

Palearctic species ( Majka and Klimaszewski 2012). Widespread in Italy, but absent in Sardinia ( Ruffo and Stoch 2005).

Notes

Found in many kinds of decaying organic matter such as animal dung, compost piles and decaying vegetation; also in leaf litter and debris and amongst low vegetation in moist habitats; often around gardens and farmhouses ( Majka and Klimaszewski 2012).