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Biodiversity in Glen Affric
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 insecta  
Altica ericeti  
Ampedus nigrinus  
Ampedus pomorum  
Anacaena globulus  
Anaspis frontalis  
Anaspis maculata  
Anaspis rufilabris  
Anatis ocellata  
Anisotoma humeralis  
Anoplodera sanguinolenta  
Anoplotrupes stercorosus  
Anoplus plantaris  
Anotylus inustus  
Anoplus plantaris  
Anotylus sculpturatus  
Anthobium atrocephalum  
Anthobium unicolor  
Anthonomus pedicularius  
Anthonomus rubi  
Anthophagus caraboides  
Aphidecta obliterata  
Aphodius ater  
Aphodius depressus  
Aphodius nemoralis  
Aphodius rufipes  
Aplotarsus incanus  
Aridius nodifer  
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus  
Atheta aquatica  
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 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  
Brachypterus urticae  
Brychius elevatus  
Byrrhus pilula  
   
Calathus fuscipes  
Calathus micropterus  
Calathus piceus  
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 rubiginosa  
Catops coracinus  
Catops morio  
Catops nigrita  
Catops tristis  
Cercyon analis  
Cercyon impressus  
Cercyon melanocephalus  
Cercyon pygmaeus  
Cerylon ferrugineum  
Ceutorhynchus assimilis  
Choleva agilis  
Choleva fagniezi  
Choleva spadicea  
Chrysolina crassicornis 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  
Cryptophagus angustus  
Cryptophagus cellaris  
Cryptophagus dentatus  
Cryptophagus scanicus  
Cryptopleurum minutum  
Ctenicera cuprea  
Cychramus luteus  
Cychrus caraboides  
Cypha longicornis  
Cyphon coarctatus  
Cyphon hilaris  
Cyphon kongsbergensis  
Cyphon padi  
Cyphon phragmiteticola  
Cyphon punctipennis  
   
Dalopius marginatus A click beetle
Dendroctonus micans  
Dendrophagus crenatus  
Denticollis linearis  
Deporaus betulae  
Deporaus mannerheimi  
Diacanthous undulatus  
Dictyoptera aurora Net-winged beetle
Dinaraea aequata  
Donacia crassipes  
Donacia impressa  
Donacia obscura  
Donacia versicolorea  
Dromius agilis  
Dromius angustus  
Dromius quadrinotatus  
Drusilla canaliculata  
Dryocoetinus autographus  
Dytiscus marginalis  
   
Elaphrus lapponicus  
Elodes pseudominuta  
Enicmus fungicola  
Enicmus rugosus  
Enochrus affinis  
Enochrus fuscipennis  
Enochrus testaceus  
Epuraea biguttata  
Epuraea florea  
Epuraea pusilla  
Epuraea unicolor  
Epuraea variegata  
Ernobius mollis  
Eudectus whitei  
Euplectus karstenii  
Euplectus signatus  
   
Gabrius scoticus  
Galerucella calmariensis  
Galerucella lineola  
Geodromicus longipes  
Geostiba circellaris  
Geotrupes spiniger  
Geotrupes stercorarius Dor beetle
Geotrupes vernalis A dung beetle
Glischrochilus quadripunctatus  
Gonioctena decemnotata  
Gyrinus minutus  
Gyrinus substriatus  
Gyrohypnus liebei  
Gyrophaena affinis  
   
Haliplus immaculatus  
Haliplus fulvus  
Haliplus lineatocollis  
Haliplus ruficollis  
Haliplus wehnckei  
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  
Hylastes ater  
Hylastes brunneus  
Hylecoetus dermestoides  
Hylobius abietis  
Hylurgops palliatus  
Hypnoidus riparius  
   
Ilybius ater  
Ilybius fuliginosus  
   
Judolia sexmaculata  
   
Laccobius minutus  
Laricobius erichsonii  
Lathrobium angusticolle  
Lathrobium brunnipes  
Leistus rufescens  
Leistus rufomarginatus  
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 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 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  
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 fulvipes  
Podabrus alpinus  
Pogonocherus fasciculatus A longhorn beetle
Polydrusus pilosus  
Polydrusus tereticollis  
Protaetia cuprea Metallic green chafer
Proteinus brachypterus  
Proteinus crenulatus  
Proteinus macropterus  
Proteinus ovalis  
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 molochinus  
Quedius picipes  
   
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
Scydmaenus tarsatus  
Scymnus limbatus  
Scymnus suturalis  
Selatosomus impressus  
Sepedophilus littoreus  
Serica brunneus  
Silpha atrata  
Sinodendron cylindricum  
Sitona puncticollis  
Sphaeriestes castaneus  
Sphaerites glabratus  
Staphylinus erythropterus  
Stenichnus bicolor  
Stenus bifoveolatus  
Stenus cicindeloides  
Stenus clavicornis  
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  
Thanasimus formicarius  
Thes bergrothi  
Tomicus piniperda  
Trechus obtusus  
Trechus rubens  
Trichius fasciatus Bee beetle
Trichapion simile  
Trichocellus cognatus  
Triplax russica  
Trypodendron domesticum  
Trypodendron lineatum  
   
Xantholinus linearis  
   
Zorochros minimus  
   

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Black tinder fungus beetle larvae (Bolitophagus reticulatus) in a tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius), from a dead birch tree in Glen Affric.

 


A ground beetle (Carabus glabratus) in Glen Affric

 


Green tiger beetle (Cicindella campestris) in Glen Affric.

 


Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on a blaeberry plant (Vaccinium myrtillus) in Glen Affric.

 


Heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis) in Glen Affric

 


Sexton beetle (Nicrophorus vespillioides) in Glen Affric

 


Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum) in Glen Affric.

 


Leaf beetles (Phratora vitellinae) on an aspen tree in Glen Affric.

 


Silver-green leaf weevil (Phyllobius argentatus) in Glen Affric

 


Metallic green chafer beetle (Protaetia cuprea) bring attacked by wood ants (Formica lugubris) in Glen Affric
(See Species Profile: Wood ants)

 


Longhorn beetle (Rhagium inquisitor) on Scots pine bark.

 


Larvae of a longhorn beetle (Rhagium inquisitor) inside a birch log in Glen Affric

 


A longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax) in Glen Affric.

 


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Published: 5 January 2005
Last updated: 06 December 2007