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Chlaenius nitidulus

RDB Category

Endangered

Size

10.5-12.5mm

Basic colour

Bright metallic golden-green.

Leg colour

Pale yellow-brown with femora and tarsi slightly darker.

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Taxonomy

Adephaga
Carabidae
Chlaenius
Chlaenius nigricornis

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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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Adephaga
Carabidae
Cicindela
Cicindela campestris

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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.

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

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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

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.

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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

UK Priority Species data collation for Chlaenius tristis.

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.