The beetles of decaying wood in Ireland - National Parks & Wildlife ...

Saproxylic beetles of Ireland
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Scaphisoma boleti (Panzer, 1793) – Scarce
H2: North Kerry: Ardagh (W9788), near Killarney, vii.1927, JNH (Halbert, 1937).
H16 North-east Galway: Clonbrock (M7439), coll R.E. Dillon, det. JNH, (Johnson & Halbert, 1902);
Ardfry, vi.1916, JNH (Halbert, 1937).
H21 Dublin: Dundrum, JNH (Halbert, 1895b) (Johnson & Halbert, 1902).
H33 Fermanagh: Summerhill Lough, xii.1905, WFJ (Johnson, 1906); Florencecourt, 21.vi.2010, RA;
Filbert Hill, Castle Coole, 26.vi.2010, RA.
H34 East Donegal: St. Ernan’s island (G9278), 30.vi.1908, WFJ (Johnson, 1909).
H37 Armagh: Tynan Abbey, 1.vii.2011, RA.
H39 Antrim: Rea’s Wood, Antrim, 30.vi.1986, RCW (Welch, 1986).
STAPHYLINIDAE SUBFAMILY PIESTINAE
Siagonium quadricorne Kirby, 1815 – Scarce
Saprophagous beneath moist sappy bark on the freshly dead wood of various broad-leaved trees,
especially elm. Old records from southern counties, where still present; recently appeared in north.
H5 East Cork: Fota Wildlife Park, 1 adult, 1 larva under bark of Scots pine, 11.vii.2001, RA.
H13 Carlow: Borris, under bark of moist decaying ash stump, iv.1895, JNH (Halbert, 1895e) (Johnson
& Halbert, 1902)
H19 Kildare: Leixlip, “seen specimens taken in August 1942” (Hammond, 1980).
H37 Armagh: Tynan Abbey, in Polyporus squamosus on elder, 26.vii.2011, RA; under oak bark among
lumber, 29.ix.2011, RA.
H38 Down: Hydebank Woods, Belfast, under bark of sycamore log with Quedius lyszkowskii, 25.x.2007,
RA; Murlough NNR, under bark of dead elm, 15.xi.2010, RA; Temple Water, Castleward, under ash
bark, 19.iii.2011, RA; Shooter’s Island (J580493), under bark of dead standing sycamore (32 on a single
tree), 23.ii.2012, RA.
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