Amphotis marginata is a nitidulid beetle.
Description The beetles are 3.8–5.8 mm in size.UK Beetles: Amphotis marginata (Fabricius, 178)
Symbiotic relationship Beetles of the species Amphotis marginata have a kleptoparasitic relationship with ants, specifically Lasius fuliginosus. Adults primarily rely on these ants for their nutrition. They are able to get the ants to release the harvested food by mimicking the food-begging signals used between ants on the foraging trails.
Range Occurrences registered through the sources aggregated by GBIF, suggests that Amphotis marginata exists mainly in Europe. Occurrences have been registered from the south of Scandinavia to the north of Spain.Amphotis marginata (Fabricius, 1781) in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-06-06
Habitat Due to the symbiotic relationship with Lasius fuliginosus, Amphotis marginata has a habitat close to the foraging paths of these ants.
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