Taxonomy
- Adephaga
- Carabidae
- Scybalicus
- Scybalicus oblongiusculus
Images
Source: John Walters
Description
Size: 11-13mm
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pronotoum: Densely and coarsely punctured. Widest in front of middle and very strongly contracted to the obtuse hind angles.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pronotoum: Densely and coarsely punctured. Widest in front of middle and very strongly contracted to the obtuse hind angles.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Biology
RDB Category: Critically endangered
Habitat: In chalk grasslands under stones. Typically in dry, open situations but the breeding habitat in Britain is unknown.
Habitat: In chalk grasslands under stones. Typically in dry, open situations but the breeding habitat in Britain is unknown.
Articles
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(2012), Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae) in Kent The Coleopterist 21(2):104
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(2008), Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae) apparently thriving on brownfield sites in the East Thames Corridor The Coleopterist 17(1):13
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(1999), Concerning Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae) The Coleopterist 8(1):37