| Amara ovata |
| Anchomenus dorsalis |
| Anotylus rugosus |
| Aphthona euphorbiae |
| Asaphidion curtum |
| Barypeithes pellucidus |
| Bembidion guttula |
| Bembidion lampros |
| Bembidion obtusum |
| Bisnius fimetarius |
| Brachygluta fossulata |
| Calvia quattuordecimguttata |
| Cartodere nodifer |
| Cypha longicornis |
| Cyphon padi |
| Cyphon pubescens |
| Demetrias atricapillus |
| Gyrohypnus angustatus |
| Harmonia axyridis |
| Lathrobium brunnipes |
| Leistus ferrugineus |
| Leistus fulvibarbis |
| Lithocharis nigriceps |
| Longitarsus parvulus |
| Loricera pilicornis |
| Olibrus aeneus |
| Omalium rivulare |
| Paranchus albipes |
| Phaedon tumidulus |
| Philonthus varians |
| Philorhizus melanocephalus |
| Phyllotreta diademata |
| Pogonocherus hispidus |
| Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata |
| Pterostichus strenuus |
| Quedius maurorufus |
| Quedius scintillans |
| Rhyzobius litura |
| Sepedophilus nigripennis |
| Sitona lineatus |
| Stilbus testaceus |
| Tachinus rufipes |
| Tachinus subterraneus |
| Tachyporus chrysomelinus |
| Tachyporus hypnorum |
| Tachyporus nitidulus |
| Tachyporus obtusus |
| Trechus obtusus |
| Xantholinus linearis |
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Beetles...
Got a lifer today in the form of the fairly scarce chrysomelid beetle Phyllotreta diademata (male, gen.detted). Beetle number 49 for the garden so far this year. Lots more to come once the weather starts warming up, I hope. Just in case anyone's interested the current 49 are:
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How on earth are you finding this many beetles? Are you merely lifting stones/slabs/debris or are you pit-falling too? Or something else? You've more beetles in your garden so far this year than I've recorded up here in a year! Mind you, I'm pretty slack with my beetle ID, apart from a few families.
ReplyDeleteHaven't done any pit-fall trapping so far this year Seth, and haven't got many stones/slabs to lift up. However, my secret weapon is a fairly large pile of grass litter, which holds loads of beetles, bugs, spiders etc, especially in the winter, when it acts as a refuge. So, most of my sightings this year have been courtesy of a tray, sieve and microscope. I also suspect that there are many more insects in this neck of the woods than up your way? However, if you've got access to grass/reed/other litter piles in your square you can sieve them and I bet you'd increase your species list quite a bit.
DeleteI live/work at a hotel and mowing the lawns are part of my duties. I produce sufficient clippings for several mounds of grass (plus leaves in the autumn) - so thanks for the tip!
DeleteNice collection of litter species. That grass must host a fair amount of spiders too
ReplyDeletePogonocherus hispidus. What a beauty. Not entirely out of the question but it would be a red letter day for sure
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