Ophonus parallelus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus parallelus
Ophonus rufibarbis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus rufibarbis
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Ophonus melletii
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus melletii
Common name
Mellet's Downy-back
Description
Size: 6-8mm
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pattern colour: Elytra usually darker than head or pronotum.
Pronotoum: 1.3-1.4 times wide as long. Sides moderately sinuate, with one long or two or three small lateral setae in anterior half. Disc finally but evenly punctured. Base straight, hind angles only slightly obtuse. Basal border usually present at least laterally but sometimes very indistinctly.
Leg colour: Pale brown.
Confusion species: Ophonus parallelus
, Confusion species: Ophonus puncticollis
, Confusion species: Ophonus rufibarbis
, Confusion species: Ophonus schaubergerianus
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pattern colour: Elytra usually darker than head or pronotum.
Pronotoum: 1.3-1.4 times wide as long. Sides moderately sinuate, with one long or two or three small lateral setae in anterior half. Disc finally but evenly punctured. Base straight, hind angles only slightly obtuse. Basal border usually present at least laterally but sometimes very indistinctly.
Leg colour: Pale brown.
Confusion species: Ophonus parallelus
, Confusion species: Ophonus puncticollis
, Confusion species: Ophonus rufibarbis
, Confusion species: Ophonus schaubergerianus
Biology
Status: Scarce. Local but widespread in England south a line from the Humber to the Severn.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Open or semi-shaded habitats on chalky or sandy soils, often on the coast.
Other notes: Elytral shoulders toothed; striae inpunctate, intervals with three or four irregular rows of punctures. Aedeagal apex wide; apical disc protruding dorsally but hardly at all ventrally, not curved in apical view. Wings present.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Open or semi-shaded habitats on chalky or sandy soils, often on the coast.
Other notes: Elytral shoulders toothed; striae inpunctate, intervals with three or four irregular rows of punctures. Aedeagal apex wide; apical disc protruding dorsally but hardly at all ventrally, not curved in apical view. Wings present.
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Ophonus puncticollis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus puncticollis
Description
Size: 6.5-9mm
Basic colour: Mid-brown to nearly black.
Pronotoum: Variable. 1.3-1.4 times as wide as long. Sometimes very wide, with convex disc and sides variable sinuate in front of sharp hind angles. Base finely bordered, sides with at least two long setae; disc with exceptionally strong but widely scattered punctures.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Confusion species: Ophonus azureus
, Confusion species: Ophonus melletii
, Confusion species: Ophonus parallelus
Basic colour: Mid-brown to nearly black.
Pronotoum: Variable. 1.3-1.4 times as wide as long. Sometimes very wide, with convex disc and sides variable sinuate in front of sharp hind angles. Base finely bordered, sides with at least two long setae; disc with exceptionally strong but widely scattered punctures.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Confusion species: Ophonus azureus
, Confusion species: Ophonus melletii
, Confusion species: Ophonus parallelus
UK Priority Species data collation for Ophonus puncticollis.
Biology
Status: Very scarce. Local in south and east England and on the coast of south Wales.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Dry chalk, limestone and gravelly soils; often semi-shaded.
Other notes: Elytral shoulder tooth distinct, sides rounded, intervals densely punctured. Aedeagus with long slender apex. Apical disc small but distinct, extending obliquely both dorsally and ventrally, curved in apical view. Wings present.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Dry chalk, limestone and gravelly soils; often semi-shaded.
Other notes: Elytral shoulder tooth distinct, sides rounded, intervals densely punctured. Aedeagus with long slender apex. Apical disc small but distinct, extending obliquely both dorsally and ventrally, curved in apical view. Wings present.
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Ophonus laticollis
UKBAP Species
Yes
Size
8-11mm
Basic colour
Black.
Pattern colour
Green metallic reflection.
Leg colour
Brown.
Ophonus azureus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Ophonus
- Ophonus azureus
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Ophonus ardosiacus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Ophonus
- Ophonus ardosiacus
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Oodes helopioides
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Oodes
- Oodes helopioides
Description
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Ophonus cordatus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus cordatus
Description
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Ophonus laticollis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Ophonus
- Metophonus
- Ophonus laticollis
Common name
Set-aside Downy-back
Description
Size: 8-11mm
Basic colour: Black.
Pattern colour: Green metallic reflection.
Pronotoum: 1.4mm times as wide as long. Sides moderately sinuate in front of sharp, rectangular hind angles. Base straight without basal border; disc sparsely punctured.
Leg colour: Brown.
Basic colour: Black.
Pattern colour: Green metallic reflection.
Pronotoum: 1.4mm times as wide as long. Sides moderately sinuate in front of sharp, rectangular hind angles. Base straight without basal border; disc sparsely punctured.
Leg colour: Brown.
Biology
Status: Very scarce. Local in south and east England and south Wales.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Other notes: Elytra with distinct shoulder tooth, sides slightly rounded, widest at middle, intervals densely punctured; striae not punctured. Wings present.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Other notes: Elytra with distinct shoulder tooth, sides slightly rounded, widest at middle, intervals densely punctured; striae not punctured. Wings present.