Abax schueppeli rendschmidtii (Germar, 1839)
The front part of the elytra. The blue line marks the basal margin of the beetle’s elytra. See the image without the blue line below.
The image without the blue line shows an imperfect, occasionally interrupted anterior margin of the elytron. This margin may be completely missing or only faintly indicated.
And this is what the left side of the elytron looks like.
Notice the shape of the number 7. It forms the margin of the elytra. This shape is typical for the genus ABAX. The photo is two-dimensional and doesn’t display it perfectly, so I highlighted the shape of the surface with a blue line.
This is the exact same image, just without the blue line. I think that based on this description, it cannot be mistaken for another species.
Habitat
It lives in the environment shown in the photos. It inhabits deciduous or mixed forests. It likes damp environments, such as the surroundings of streams. In high altitudes, it is replaced by other species. In Central Europe, it lives only in the Carpathian Mountains and the surrounding areas. It is a subspecies named Abax schueppeli rendschmidtii (Germar, 1839).
