Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Poecilus
- Poecilus kugelanni
Common name
Kugelann's Green Clock
Images
Source: Roger Key
Description
Size: 12-14mm
Basic colour: Head and pronotum red, elytra metallic green.
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Sides evenly rounded, side borders not widening posteriorly. Inner fovea deepened and extended forwards, outer foveae indistinct.
Leg colour: Black.
Basic colour: Head and pronotum red, elytra metallic green.
Other colour forms: Rare
Pronotoum: Sides evenly rounded, side borders not widening posteriorly. Inner fovea deepened and extended forwards, outer foveae indistinct.
Leg colour: Black.
Biology
Status: Scarce. Local in southern and south-west England.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sand pits, exposed sandy banks and dry heaths.
Other notes: Elytral striae distinctly punctured. Wings present.
UKBAP Species: Yes
Habitat: Sand pits, exposed sandy banks and dry heaths.
Other notes: Elytral striae distinctly punctured. Wings present.
Articles
-
(2006), The status of Poecilus kugelanni (Panzer) (Carabidae) in Norfolk The Coleopterist 15(3):114