Harpalus rufipalpis
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus rufipalpis
Harpalus rubripes
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus rubripes
Description
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Harpalus pumilus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus pumilus
Description
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Harpalus melancholicus
UKBAP Species
Yes
Size
8.5-11mm
Basic colour
Black or very dark brown
Leg colour
Black with paler tarsi.
Harpalus honestus
UKBAP Species
Yes
RDB Category
Critically endangered
Size
8.5-10.5mm
Basic colour
Green or bluish green, shining (male) or dull (female).
Leg colour
Black sometimes with brown tarsi.
Harpalus laevipes
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus laevipes
Description
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Harpalus griseus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Pseudoophonus
- Harpalus griseus
Description
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Harpalus latus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus latus
Description
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Harpalus honestus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Harpalus
- Harpalus honestus
Common name
St. Bees Seed-eater
Description
Size: 8.5-10.5mm
Basic colour: Green or bluish green, shining (male) or dull (female).
Pronotoum: Sides narrowed and slightly sinuate in front of the sharp, rectangular hind angles.
Leg colour: Black sometimes with brown tarsi.
Confusion species: Harpalus rufipalpis
Basic colour: Green or bluish green, shining (male) or dull (female).
Pronotoum: Sides narrowed and slightly sinuate in front of the sharp, rectangular hind angles.
Leg colour: Black sometimes with brown tarsi.
Confusion species: Harpalus rufipalpis
Biology
Status: Currently known from one (probably introduced) population in Whitehaven, West Cumbria. Formerly extremely local in southern and south-west England until 1905.
RDB Category: Critically endangered
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sandy and chalky cliffs and grasslands.
Other notes: Eltra elongate, striae deep in male, finer in female, seventh interval with three or four sub-apical punctures. Wings absent.
RDB Category: Critically endangered
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sandy and chalky cliffs and grasslands.
Other notes: Eltra elongate, striae deep in male, finer in female, seventh interval with three or four sub-apical punctures. Wings absent.
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Harpalus melancholicus
Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Harpalus
- Cryptophonus
- Harpalus melancholicus
Description
Size: 8.5-11mm
Basic colour: Black or very dark brown
Pronotoum: Narrowed and convex in front, rather flat and slightly depressed inside the sharp, almost rectangular hind angles. Foveae shallow, finely punctured, usually also with some punctures between these and hind angles.
Leg colour: Black with paler tarsi.
Confusion species: Harpalus melancholicus
, Confusion species: Harpalus tardus
, Confusion species: Harpalus tenebrosus
Basic colour: Black or very dark brown
Pronotoum: Narrowed and convex in front, rather flat and slightly depressed inside the sharp, almost rectangular hind angles. Foveae shallow, finely punctured, usually also with some punctures between these and hind angles.
Leg colour: Black with paler tarsi.
Confusion species: Harpalus melancholicus
, Confusion species: Harpalus tardus
, Confusion species: Harpalus tenebrosus
Biology
Status: Scarce. Local in southern England and south Wales.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Dunes and sandy grassland.
Other notes: Eighth elytral interval with a row of two to five fine sub-apical punctures. Apical abdominal segment with fine ventral pubescence. Wings present.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Dunes and sandy grassland.
Other notes: Eighth elytral interval with a row of two to five fine sub-apical punctures. Apical abdominal segment with fine ventral pubescence. Wings present.