Information: Codocera ferruginea, is a widespread rare species that was originally described as Lethrus ferrugineus by Eschscholtz in 1818. The species has an oval body, sandy yellow to rusty color. The whole body is covered with long light hairs, which are longest on the sides of the body. Rafters with grooves, limbs with prominent teeth. Males have significantly enlarged mandibles.
Body length: 3.5 - 5.7 mm
Peak activity: May - August (depends on region)
Remarks: Very rare habitat-bound species mainly on steppe loess localities, less often on habitats with a sandy substrate. It flies after sunset in the summer months.
Difference between Codocera sp. and Ochodaeus sp. :
Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Moldavia, North Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenista, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Information: The location in the Czech Republic is the northwestern edge of the area of occurrence.
Body length: 3.5 - 5.7 mm
Adults in: May - August (depends on region)
Distribution: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, China, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Moldavia, North Kore, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenista, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: Jul ~ August
Sampling Methods: Attracted to light trap 
Information: Codocera ferruginea, is a subspecies distributed only in two provinces of China, which was described by Balthasar in 1936 from the locality of 'Chi feng hsien' (Prov. Tschili).
Body length:
Adults in: September
Distribution: China (HEB Hebei, HEI Heilongjiang)
Czechia
