Crypticus (s. str.) quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1760)

Vitali, Francesco, 2025, The Tenebrionidae of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Coleoptera), Zootaxa 5701 (1), pp. 65-78 : 72

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scientific name	Crypticus (s. str.) quisquilius
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* Crypticus (s. str.) quisquilius quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1760)

Fig. 9 View FIGURE 1–10 .

Material. 2 exx., Beaufort , VI . [1900], V . Ferrant lgt. ( MNHNL138546–47 ); 2 exx., Bridel , V . [1900], V . Ferrant lgt. ( MNHNL138548–49 ); 1♀ , Mamer , 28 VIII.1965, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138550 ); 1♂ , ditto, 5. VI .1966 ( MNHNL138551 ); 1♂ , Hobscheid , VII.1976, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138552 ); 1♂ , Steinfort , 18. VI .1977, A. Mousset lgt. ( MNHNL138553 ); 1 ex, Luxembourg City, Bambësch, Eicherfeld , 7.VII.2019, F. Vitali lgt. ( CFV); 1 ex. , ditto, 16. VI .2021 ( CFV) .

Note. A small xerophilic species, associated with sandy habitats, widespread and locally common throughout all adjacent regions ( Everts 1903; Libbrecht 1988; Köhler & Klausnitzer 1998; Lillig 1999; Thomaes et al. 2025), except in Lorraine, where it appears to have been rare ( Géhin 1846; Fournel & Géhin 1847; Godron 1863; Soldati 2007). Once abundant, it has been in decline in Belgium since the 1950s ( Libbrecht 1988). In Luxembourg, it appears to be widespread only in the Guttland.