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have occasionally been taken off hawthorn Crataegus blossom; mainly Windsor,
Moccas Park & North Cotswolds, plus a few other areas.
Ampedus sanguineus (L.) – Extinct. Probably a conifer associate; Salisbury & New Forest
C19. Long extinct, if ever native. Widespread on continent.
Ampedus sanguinolentus (Schrank) - Nationally Scarce A. Larvae in dead wood of birch
Betula, especially stumps, on acid soils, heaths and woods; pupate at end of season
and hibernate as adult; mainly southern England; also Anglesey.
Ampedus tristis (L.) - RDB2. Larvae in well-rotted heartwood of fallen pine Pinus trunks
(and birch Betula elsewhere in Europe); larval stage probably 3-6 years; opportunistic
carnivores; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult. Native old growth
pinewoods of Scottish Highlands.
Ischnodes sanguinicollis (Panzer) - Nationally Scarce A. Larvae develop in soft decaying
wood and black wood mould, mainly in ash Fraxinus and elm Ulmus, but also field
maple Acer campestre and beech Fagus; generally beneath bird nests; pupate at end
of season and hibernate as adult. Adults crepuscular. Mainly S and SE England.
Porthmidius austriacus (Schrank) - Sub-fossil. Develops in decaying stumps of broad-leaved
trees or in forest soil with deep litter layer. Known from mid-Holocene deposits in
Shropshire and present in Britain in the Neolithic period.
Megapenthes lugens (Redtenbacher) - RDB1 & BAP Grouped Species Statement.
Develops in decaying elm Ulmus and beech Fagus, mainly hollow trunks and boughs;
larvae feed in harder, drier heartwood than Ampedus, probably on Cossonine weevil
larvae; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult; adults nocturnal and attracted
to blossom. SE England.
Procraerus tibialis (Boisduval & Lacordaire) - RDB3. Larvae develop in decaying
heartwood of oak Quercus, beech Fagus, ash Fraxinus and probably other trees;
probably feed on the larvae of the weevils Stereocorynes truncorum & Phloeophagus
lignarius; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult. C & SE England, mainly
Thames and Severn Basins.
Elater ferrugineus L. - RDB1 & BAP Grouped Species Statement. Develops in black wood
mould in interior of old trunks and boughs; elm Ulmus, beech Fagus, ash Fraxinus,
and once in oak Quercus; larvae often in rot-holes where there has been a nest; pupate
in the spring; carnivorous, in captivity eats small worms and Dorcus larvae; adult
short-lived & crepuscular, attracted to lights; Thames Basin & E. Anglia.
Melanotus villosus (Fourcroy)* - Larvae most frequently develop in red-rotted timber, but
also in decaying wood generally. Common & widespread. The adult flies after dark
and is attracted to light.
Cardiophorus gramineus (Scopoli) – Extinct. Associated with deadwood of oak Quercus and
poplar Populus on Continent; larvae in semi-dry wood decay; open sunlit habitats
within forest; various localities in Stephens (1830).
Cardiophorus ruficollis (L.) – Extinct. Larvae in decaying trunks and stumps of conifers on
continent, in pine Pinus forest; London & Norfolk in Stephens (1830).
Lycidae - Net-winged Beetles
Dictyoptera aurora (Herbst) - Nationally Scarce B. Larvae develop in decaying pine Pinus
timber; adults fly in evening sunshine; Scottish Highlands.
Pyropterus nigroruber (Degeer)* - Nationally Scarce A. Larvae develop in decaying
heartwood of various broad-leaved trees, especially birch Betula and beech Fagus;
known from a large area of country in S. Yorkshire and adjacent parts of
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire; also Caledonian Pine Forest relicts
and Killarney oakwoods of SW Ireland.
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