Bledius speciosus Heer 1862 (rove beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Full reference: O. Heer. 1862. Beiträge zur Insektenfauna Oeningens: Coleoptera. Geodephagen, Hydrocanthariden, Gyriniden, Brachelytren, Clavicornen, Lamellicornen und Buprestiden. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 16(2):1-90

Belongs to Bledius according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2016

See also Heer 1862, Heer 1864 and Herman 2001

Sister taxa: Bledius adamus, Bledius arcticus, Bledius faecorum, Bledius glaciatus, Bledius littoralis, Bledius osborni, Bledius primitiarum, Bledius soli, Bledius suturalis, Bledius talpa

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Oeningen (Zurich collection)

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