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ELODES PSEUDOMINUTA IN THE FAROE ISLANDS
Fig. 1. Elodes pseudominuta
from the Republic of Ireland (Foster et al.
2009). The distribution is poorly known in
the British Isles but it seems likely that £.
pseudom'muta has a more northerly distri-
bution than other Elodes species. For exam-
ple there are records of pseudominuta from
the islands of Raasay, Rum, Shetland and St.
Kilda, whereas there are no reliable records
from Scottish islands for the other Elodes
species.
References
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Foster, G.N., Nelson, B.H. and O Connor, Á. 2009.
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Hansen, M.J. 1881. Faunula Insectorum Faeroeensis.
Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 13 (3): 229-250.
Klausnitzer, B. 2009. Insecta: Coleoptera: Scirtidae.
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Mjóberg, E. 1917. Die Káferfauna der Fáróer. Arkiv
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Fig. 2. Elodes pseudominuta identification feature