Chlaenius nigricornis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Chlaenius
- Chlaenius nigricornis
Carabus violaceus subsp. sollicitans
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Megodontus
- Carabus violaceus
- Carabus violaceus subsp. sollicitans
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Carabus violaceus subsp. purpurascens
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Megodontus
- Carabus violaceus
- Carabus violaceus subsp. purpurascens
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Cicindela campestris
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Cicindela
- Cicindela campestris
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Chlaenius vestitus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Chlaenius
- Chlaenius vestitus
Description
Size: 9-11mm
Basic colour: Bright green, sometimes with a golden or bluish tint.
Pronotoum: Small and narrow, hardly wider than head; sides sinuate in front of sharp hind angles; punctuation dense only near margins.
Leg colour: Pale.
Basic colour: Bright green, sometimes with a golden or bluish tint.
Pronotoum: Small and narrow, hardly wider than head; sides sinuate in front of sharp hind angles; punctuation dense only near margins.
Leg colour: Pale.
Biology
Status: Widespread in south and east England as far north as Yorkshire, also south Wales; very local in Ireland and not recorded since 1938.
Habitat: Mud and clay cracks near water.
Other notes: Elytra with sides
Habitat: Mud and clay cracks near water.
Other notes: Elytra with sides
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Chlaenius nitidulus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Chlaenius
- Chlaenius nitidulus
Description
Size: 10.5-12.5mm
Basic colour: Bright metallic golden-green.
Pronotoum: Sides contracted and slightly sinuate in front of hind angles, punctuation distinct, occasionally rugose.
Leg colour: Pale yellow-brown with femora and tarsi slightly darker.
Confusion species: Chlaenius nigricornis
Basic colour: Bright metallic golden-green.
Pronotoum: Sides contracted and slightly sinuate in front of hind angles, punctuation distinct, occasionally rugose.
Leg colour: Pale yellow-brown with femora and tarsi slightly darker.
Confusion species: Chlaenius nigricornis
Biology
Status: Last recorded in 1930. Only known from the coast of Dorset , Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
RDB Category: Endangered
Habitat: Damp seepages under coastal cliffs.
RDB Category: Endangered
Habitat: Damp seepages under coastal cliffs.
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Chlaenius tristis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Chlaenius
- Chlaenius tristis
Common name
Black Night-runner
Description
Size: 11-13mm
Basic colour: Black, sometimes with a coppery metallic reflection.
Pronotoum: Narrow relative to elytra, sides not sinuate.
Leg colour: Black
Confusion species: Chlaenius nigricornis
Basic colour: Black, sometimes with a coppery metallic reflection.
Pronotoum: Narrow relative to elytra, sides not sinuate.
Leg colour: Black
Confusion species: Chlaenius nigricornis
Biology
Status: Scarce, an isolated relict population. Found at a single remaining site on the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales as well as Kerry and West Meath in Ireland.
RDB Category: Endangered
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Densely vegetated bogs and flushes.
Other notes: Elytra rather long and convex, pubescence reddish-golden.
RDB Category: Endangered
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Densely vegetated bogs and flushes.
Other notes: Elytra rather long and convex, pubescence reddish-golden.
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Carabus violaceus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Megodontus
- Carabus violaceus
Common name
Violet Ground Beetle
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Carabus problematicus subsp. harcyniae
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Mesocarabus
- Carabus problematicus
- Carabus problematicus subsp. harcyniae
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Carabus problematicus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Carabus
- Mesocarabus
- Carabus problematicus