Philorhizus melanocephalus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Philorhizus
- Philorhizus melanocephalus
Paranchus albipes
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Paranchus
- Paranchus albipes
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Patrobus atrorufus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Patrobus
- Patrobus atrorufus
Description
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Patrobus assimilis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Patrobus
- Patrobus assimilis
Description
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Paradromius longiceps
RDB Category
Vulnerable
Size
5-6.5mm
Basic colour
Mid-brown
Pattern colour
Head dark brown, pronotum and elytra red-brown, elytra with a dark sutural mark in apical third, this sometimes expanded almost to reach sides of elytra.
Leg colour
Pale and elongate.
Panagaeus cruxmajor
UKBAP Species
Yes
RDB Category
Vulnerable
Size
7.4-8.8mm
Basic colour
Black, with two large transverse red spots on each elytra.
Leg colour
Black.
Paradromius linearis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Paradromius
- Paradromius linearis
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Paradromius longiceps
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Paradromius
- Paradromius longiceps
Description
Size: 5-6.5mm
Basic colour: Mid-brown
Pattern colour: Head dark brown, pronotum and elytra red-brown, elytra with a dark sutural mark in apical third, this sometimes expanded almost to reach sides of elytra.
Pronotoum: Elongate, side borders raised.
Leg colour: Pale and elongate.
Confusion species: Paradromius longiceps
Basic colour: Mid-brown
Pattern colour: Head dark brown, pronotum and elytra red-brown, elytra with a dark sutural mark in apical third, this sometimes expanded almost to reach sides of elytra.
Pronotoum: Elongate, side borders raised.
Leg colour: Pale and elongate.
Confusion species: Paradromius longiceps
Biology
Status: Very scarce. Local in eastern England, mainly Yorkshire and East Anglia. A relict fenland species.
RDB Category: Vulnerable
Habitat: Reed beds and coastal litter.
Other notes: Head longer than wide, temples much longer than longitundinal diameter of the eyes; frons with only a single furrow inside each eye.
RDB Category: Vulnerable
Habitat: Reed beds and coastal litter.
Other notes: Head longer than wide, temples much longer than longitundinal diameter of the eyes; frons with only a single furrow inside each eye.
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Panagaeus cruxmajor
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Panagaeus
- Panagaeus cruxmajor
Common name
Crucifix Ground Beetle
Description
Size: 7.4-8.8mm
Basic colour: Black, with two large transverse red spots on each elytra.
Number of spots: 2
Pronotoum: Wider than long, densely punctured with large pores only, and pubescent.
Leg colour: Black.
Confusion species: Panagaeus bipustulatus
Basic colour: Black, with two large transverse red spots on each elytra.
Number of spots: 2
Pronotoum: Wider than long, densely punctured with large pores only, and pubescent.
Leg colour: Black.
Confusion species: Panagaeus bipustulatus
Biology
Status: Very scarce. Widely distributed but local in England, as far north as Lincolnshire, south Wales and south Ireland.
RDB Category: Vulnerable
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Litter, well-vegetated fens and dune slacks, always near water.
Other notes: Elytra pubescent, striae moderately punctured, intervals flat.
RDB Category: Vulnerable
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Litter, well-vegetated fens and dune slacks, always near water.
Other notes: Elytra pubescent, striae moderately punctured, intervals flat.
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Ophonus stictus
UKBAP Species
Yes
Size
12-16mm
Basic colour
Black or dark brown with a greenish metallic reflection.
Leg colour
Mid to pale brown.