Beetles occurring in Glen Affric
This list has been compiled by Trees for Life from the species recorded by Arthur Ewing in 2004 and 2005 (including records from Derek Lott, and from MacGowan & Owen) with previous data from Jonathan Humphrey at Forest Research and other records from Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage. A few additional species have been added by Trees for Life staff. (The species are listed in alphabetical order, by genus).
| Abax parallelopipedus | |
| Abdera affinis | |
| Abdera biflexuosa | |
| Abdera flexuosa | |
| Acanthocinus aedilis | A longhorn beetle |
| Acidota crenata | |
| Acrolocha sulcata | |
| Acrotrichis brevipennis | |
| Acrotrichis cognata | |
| Acrotrichis grandicollis | |
| Acrulia inflata | |
| Adalia decempunctata | Ten-spot ladybird |
| Agabus affinis | |
| Agabus bipustulatus | |
| Agabus guttatus | |
| Agabus paludosus | |
| Agabus sturmii | |
| Agathidium arcticum | |
| Agathidium atrum | |
| Agathidium nigrinum | |
| Agathidium nigripenne | |
| Agonum albipes | |
| Agonum ericeti | |
| Agonum fuliginosum | |
| Agonum muelleri | |
| Aleochara lanuginosa | |
| Aloconota cambrica | |
| Aloconota currax | |
| Aloconota eichhoffi | |
| Aloconota insecta | |
| Altica ericeti | |
| Ampedus nigrinus | |
| Ampedus pomorum | |
| Anacaena globulus | |
| Anaspis frontalis | |
| Anaspis maculata | |
| Anaspis rufilabris | |
| Anatis ocellata | |
| Anisodactylus binotatus | |
| Anisotoma glabra | |
| Anisotoma humeralis | |
| Anoplodera sanguinolenta | |
| Anoplotrupes stercorosus | |
| Anoplus plantaris | |
| Anotylus inustus | |
| Anoplus plantaris | |
| Anotylus sculpturatus | |
| Anthobium atrocephalum | |
| Anthobium unicolor | |
| Anthonomus brunnipennis | |
| Anthonomus conspersus | |
| Anthonomus pedicularius | |
| Anthonomus rectirostris | |
| Anthonomus rubi | |
| Anthonomus varians | |
| Anthophagus alpinus | |
| Anthophagus caraboides | |
| Aphidecta obliterata | |
| Aphodius ater | |
| Aphodius depressus | |
| Aphodius nemoralis | |
| Aphodius rufipes | |
| Aplotarsus incanus | |
| Aridius nodifer | |
| Aspidiphorus orbiculatus | |
| Atheta aquatica | |
| Atheta boletophila | |
| Athous haemorrhoidalis | A click beetle |
| Athous vittatus | |
| Atomaria fuscata | |
| Atomaria munda | |
| Atomaria nitidula | |
| Atrecus affinis | |
| Autalia impressa | |
| Autalia rivularis | |
| Barypeithes araneiformis | |
| Bembidion andreae | |
| Bembidion atrocoeruleum | |
| Bembidion bipunctatum | |
| Bembidion tetracolum | |
| Bembidion tibiale | |
| Bibloplectus spinosus | |
| Bibloporus bicolor | |
| Bisnius fimetarius | |
| Bledius subterraneus | |
| Bolitobius inclinans | |
| Bolitobius trinotatus | |
| Bolitophagus reticulatus | Black tinder fungus beetle |
| Brachonyx pineti | |
| Bradycellus harpalinus | |
| Brachygluta pandellei | |
| Brachypterus urticae | |
| Brychius elevatus | |
| Byrrhus pilula | A pil beetle |
| Calathus fuscipes | |
| Calathus micropterus | |
| Calathus piceus | |
| Calvia quattuordecimguttata | Cream-spot ladybird |
| Cantharis decipiens | |
| Cantharis nigricans | |
| Cantharis obscura | Black soldier beetle |
| Cantharis paludosa | |
| Cantharis pellucida | |
| Carabus glabratus | A ground beetle |
| Carabus nemoralis | |
| Carabus problematicus | |
| Carabus violaceus | |
| Cassida flaveola | Pale tortoise beetle |
| Cassida rubiginosa | |
| Catops coracinus | |
| Catops morio | |
| Catops nigrita | |
| Catops tristis | |
| Cercyon analis | |
| Cercyon impressus | |
| Cercyon melanocephalus | |
| Cercyon pygmaeus | |
| Cerylon ferrugineum | |
| Ceutorhynchus assimilis | |
| Chaetidata longicornis | |
| Choleva agilis | |
| Choleva fagniezi | |
| Choleva spadicea | |
| Chrysolina crassicornis | A leaf beetle |
| Chrysolina varians | A leaf beetle |
| Chrysomela aenea | A leaf beetle |
| Cicindela campestris | Green tiger beetle |
| Cimberis attelaboides | |
| Cis bidentatus | |
| Cis boleti | |
| Cis dentatus | |
| Cis hispidus | |
| Cis jacquemartii | |
| Cis lineatocribratus | |
| Cis nitidus | |
| Clambus nigrellus | |
| Clytus arietus | Wasp beetle |
| Coccinella quinquepunctata | |
| Coeliodes rubicundus | |
| Corticaria elongata | |
| Corticaria impressa | |
| Corticaria serrata | |
| Cortinicara gibbosa | |
| Crepidodera fulvicornis | |
| Crepidodera transversa | |
| Cryptocephalus labiatus | |
| Cryptocephalus parvulus | |
| Cryptophagus angustus | |
| Cryptophagus cellaris | |
| Cryptophagus dentatus | |
| Cryptophagus scanicus | |
| Cryptopleurum minutum | |
| Ctenicera cuprea | |
| Ctenicera pectinicornis | |
| Cychramus luteus | |
| Cychrus caraboides | |
| Cypha longicornis | |
| Cyphon coarctatus | |
| Cyphon hilaris | |
| Cyphon kongsbergensis | |
| Cyphon padi | |
| Cyphon phragmiteticola | |
| Cyphon punctipennis | |
| Dalopius marginatus | A click beetle |
| Dascillus cervinus | Orchid beetle |
| Dendrophagus crenatus | |
| Denticollis linearis | |
| Deporaus betulae | |
| Deporaus mannerheimi | |
| Deronectes latus | |
| Diacanthous undulatus | |
| Dianous coerulescens | |
| Dictyoptera aurora | Net-winged beetle |
| Dimetrota atramentaria | |
| Dinaraea aequata | |
| Dirhagus pygmaeus | |
| Donacia aquatica | A reed beetle |
| Donacia crassipes | Water-lily reed beetle |
| Donacia impressa | |
| Donacia obscura | |
| Donacia versicolorea | |
| Dromius agilis | |
| Dromius angustus | |
| Dromius quadrinotatus | |
| Dropephylla ioptera | |
| Drusilla canaliculata | |
| Dryocoetinus autographus | |
| Dryops luridus | |
| Dytiscus marginalis | |
| Dytiscus semisulcatus | |
| Elaphrus lapponicus | |
| Elaphrus riparius | |
| Elaphrus uliginosus | |
| Elodes pseudominuta | |
| Enicmus fungicola | |
| Enicmus rugosus | |
| Enochrus affinis | |
| Enochrus fuscipennis | |
| Enochrus testaceus | |
| Epuraea biguttata | |
| Epuraea florea | |
| Epuraea pusilla | |
| Epuraea silacea | |
| Epuraea unicolor | |
| Epuraea variegata | |
| Erirhinus aethiops | |
| Ernobius mollis | |
| Eucnecosum brachyterum | |
| Eudectus whitei | |
| Euplectus punctatus | |
| Euplectus karstenii | |
| Euplectus signatus | |
| Eusphalerum minutum | |
| Fleutiauxellus maritimus | |
| Gabrius scoticus | |
| Galerucella calmariensis | |
| Galerucella lineola | |
| Gastrophysa viridula | Green dock beetle |
| Geodromicus longipes | |
| Geodromicus nigrita | |
| Geostiba circellaris | |
| Geotrupes spiniger | |
| Geotrupes stercorarius | Dor beetle |
| Geotrupes vernalis | A dung beetle |
| Glischrochilus quadripunctatus | |
| Gonioctena decemnotata | |
| Gonioctena pallida | |
| Gyrinus minutus | |
| Gyrinus opacus | |
| Gyrinus substriatus | |
| Gyrohypnus liebei | |
| Gyrophaena affinis | |
| Haliplus immaculatus | |
| Haliplus fulvus | |
| Haliplus lineatocollis | |
| Haliplus ruficollis | |
| Haliplus wehnckei | |
| Halyzia sedecimguttata | Orange ladybird |
| Harpalus affinis | |
| Harpalus latus | |
| Harpalus quadripunctatus | |
| Helophorus brevipalpis | |
| Hemicrepidius hirtus | |
| Hydraena britteni | |
| Hydrobius fuscipes | |
| Hydroporus discretus | |
| Hydroporus erythrocephalus | |
| Hydroporus gyllenhalii | |
| Hydroporus incognitus | |
| Hydroporus longulus | |
| Hydroporus melanarius | |
| Hydroporus nigrita | |
| Hydroporus obscurus | |
| Hydroporus palustris | |
| Hydroporus pubescens | |
| Hydroporus striola | |
| Hydroporus tristis | |
| Hydroporus umbrosus | |
| Hydrosmecta eximia | |
| Hydrosmecta subtilissima | |
| Hylastes ater | |
| Hylastes brunneus | |
| Hylecoetus dermestoides | |
| Hylobius abietis | |
| Hylurgops palliatus | |
| Hypnoidus riparius | |
| Ilybius ater | |
| Ilybius fuliginosus | |
| Involulus cupreus | |
| Judolia sexmaculata | |
| Laccobius minutus | |
| Laricobius erichsonii | |
| Lathrobium angusticolle | |
| Lathrobium brunnipes | |
| Leistus rufescens | |
| Leistus rufomarginatus | |
| Lema cyanella | |
| Leptura quadrifasciata | |
| Leptura rubra | |
| Leptusa fumida | |
| Leptusa norvegica | |
| Leptusa ruficollis | |
| Lesteva monticola | |
| Lesteva punctata | |
| Lochmaea suturalis | Heather beetle |
| Lordithon lunulatus | |
| Lordithon trinotatus | |
| Loricera pilicornis | |
| Luperus flavipes | |
| Luperus longicornis | |
| Malthodes flavoguttatus | |
| Malthodes fuscus | |
| Malthodes guttifer | |
| Malthodes marginatus | |
| Malthodes maurus | |
| Malthodes minimus | |
| Malthodes mysticus | |
| Malthodes pumillus | |
| Megarthrus depressus | |
| Megarthrus sinuaticollis | |
| Megasternum obscurum | |
| Melanotus villosus | |
| Meloe proscarabaeus | Oil beetle |
| Micrambe vini | |
| Micrelus ericae | |
| Miscodera arctica | |
| Mycetoporus lepidus | |
| Mycetoporus splendidus | |
| Nargus wilkinii | |
| Nebria brevicollis | |
| Nebria salina | |
| Neocrepidodera ferruginea | |
| Neomyzia oblongoguttata | |
| Neuraphes angulatus | |
| Nicrophorus humator | Burying beetle |
| Nicrophorus vespilloides | |
| Notiophilus aquaticus | |
| Notiophilus biguttatus | |
| Notiophilus palustris | |
| Nudobius lentus | |
| Ocypus aeneocephalus | |
| Ocypus brunnipes | |
| Ocypus cupreus | |
| Oiceoptoma thoracicum | Red-breasted carrion beetle |
| Olophrum piceum | |
| Omalium italicum | |
| Omalium rivulare | |
| Omonadus floralis | |
| Omosita depressa | |
| Oreodytes sanmarkii | |
| Oreodytes septentrionalis | |
| Othius angustus | |
| Otiorhynchus nodosus | |
| Otiorhynchus scaber | |
| Otiorhynchus singularis | |
| Oulema obscura | |
| Oulimnius tuberculatus | |
| Oxytelus laqueatus | |
| Paranchus albipes | |
| Paraphotistus impressus | |
| Patrobus septentrionis | |
| Pelophila borealis | |
| Perapion marchicum | |
| Philorinum sordidum | |
| Phloeocharis subtillisima | |
| Phratora vitellinae | A leaf beetle |
| Phyllobius argentatus | Silver-green leaf weevil |
| Phyllobius maculicornis | |
| Phyllobius pyri | |
| Phyllopertha horticola | |
| Pissodes pini | |
| Pityophthorus pubescens | |
| Platambus maculatus | |
| Plateumaris discolor | |
| Plateumaris sericea | |
| Platydracus latebricola | |
| Platydracus stercorarius | |
| Platydracus fulvipes | |
| Podabrus alpinus | |
| Poecilus versicolor | |
| Pogonocherus fasciculatus | A longhorn beetle |
| Polydrusus pilosus | |
| Polydrusus tereticollis | |
| Protaetia metallica | Metallic green chafer |
| Proteinus brachypterus | |
| Proteinus crenulatus | |
| Proteinus macropterus | |
| Proteinus ovalis | |
| Pselaphus heisei | |
| Psephidonus nigrita | |
| Ptenidium formicetorum | |
| Ptenidium pusillum | |
| Pterostichus adstrictus | |
| Pterostichus diligens | |
| Pterostichus madidus | |
| Pterostichus melanarius | |
| Pterostichus niger | |
| Pterostichus nigrita | |
| Pterostichus oblongopunctatus | |
| Ptiliola kunzei | |
| Ptiliolum spencei | |
| Ptomaphagus subvillosus | |
| Pyrrhalta viburni | |
| Pytho depressus | |
| Quedius boops | |
| Quedius brevis | |
| Quedius fuliginosus | |
| Quedius invreae | |
| Quedius plagiatus | |
| Quedius molochinus | |
| Quedius picipes | |
| Quedius riparius | |
| Rabocerus gabrieli | |
| Rhagium bifasciatum | |
| Rhagium inquisitor | |
| Rhagium mordax | A longhorn beetle |
| Rhagonycha elongata | A soldier beetle |
| Rhagonycha femoralis | |
| Rhagonycha fulva | |
| Rhagonycha lignosa | |
| Rhagonycha testacea | |
| Rhantus exoletus | |
| Rhinosimus planirostris | |
| Rhinosimus ruficollis | |
| Rhizophagus bipustulatus | |
| Rhizophagus depressus | |
| Rhizophagus dispar | |
| Rhizophagus ferrugineus | |
| Rhizophagus parvulus | |
| Rhynchaenus rusci | |
| Rhyncolus ater | |
| Ropalodontus perforatus | |
| Rugilus rufipes | |
| Salpingus castaneus | |
| Saperda carcharias | Poplar longhorn beetle |
| Schizotus pecticornis | |
| Sciodrepoides watsoni | |
| Scolytus ratzeburgi | Birch sapwood borer |
| Scaphidium quadrimaculatum | |
| Scydmaenus tarsatus | |
| Scymnus limbatus | |
| Scymnus suturalis | |
| Selatosomus impressus | |
| Sepedophilus littoreus | |
| Serica brunneus | |
| Silpha atrata | |
| Sinodendron cylindricum | |
| Sitona puncticollis | |
| Soronia punctatissima | |
| Sphaeriestes castaneus | |
| Sphaerites glabratus | |
| Staphylinus erythropterus | |
| Stenichnus bicolor | |
| Stenus bifoveolatus | |
| Stenus bimaculatus | |
| Stenus cicindeloides | |
| Stenus clavicornis | |
| Stenus guttula | |
| Stenus impressus | |
| Stenus pallipes | |
| Stenus pubescens | |
| Stenus rogeri | |
| Stenus tarsalis | |
| Stictotarsus duodecimpustulatus | |
| Strophosoma melanogrammum | Nut leaf weevil |
| Tachinus elongatus | |
| Tachinus laticollis | |
| Tachinus marginellus | |
| Tachinus pallipes | |
| Tachinus proximus | |
| Tachinus rufipes | |
| Tachinus signatus | |
| Tachyporus hypnorum | |
| Tetratoma ancora | |
| Thamiaraea cinnamoptera | |
| Thanasimus formicarius | |
| Thes bergrothi | |
| Thinobius bicolor | |
| Thinobius praetor | |
| Tomicus piniperda | |
| Trechus obtusus | |
| Trechus rubens | |
| Triarthron maerkelii | |
| Trichius fasciatus | |
| Trichapion simile | |
| Trichocellus cognatus | |
| Triplax russica | |
| Trypodendron domesticum | |
| Trypodendron lineatum | |
| Xantholinus linearis | |
| Zorochros minimus |
Pages about beetles on this site
- Beetle Survey in Glen Affric 2004
- Beetle Survey in Glen Affric 2005
- Beetles occurring in Glen Affric
- Beetle Survey on Dundreggan in 2007-08
- Beetles occurring on the Dundreggan estate
- The Large Poplar Longhorn Beetle Saperda carcharias in the Scottish Highlands
- Byctiscus populi, a leaf rolling weevil dependent on Aspen
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