Results

Results

Pitfall traps

Trap

Location

Action

Result

1

TN4

Left overnight

one beetle

2

TN14

Left overnight

nothing taken

3

TN37

Left for two days

a few beetles

4

TN37

Left for two days

a few beetles

Although the pitfall traps were placed with the intention of trapping terrestrial beetles, the results were disappointing, partly because of heavy rain. The ground in TN14 was so water laden that the trap was pushed out although weighted with a rock.

Species list

Fidelity classes

Fidelity scores are applied to hygrophilous beetles, and reflect the degree of association with wetland habitats (Lott, 2003).

A: Species are routinely recorded from wetlands. It is likely that they are mainly dependent on wetlands to sustain viable populations.

B: Species are routinely recorded from wetlands, but also from semi-natural terrestrial habitats over all or part of their geographical area of distribution.

C: Species frequently recorded in numbers from wetlands, but predominantly terrestrial over all their British area of distribution.

The terms ‘common’ and ‘widespread’ mean commonly found in many parts of mainland Britain, although not necessarily Scotland.

For most of the organisms listed, there is no vernacular name. Where there is such a name, it has been added.

Abbreviations

RDBK = Red Data Book Category K – Insuffiently Known

Definition - Taxa that are suspected but not definitely known to belong to any of the Red Data Book categories 1 to 5, extinct or inderteminate, because of lackof information.

pt = pitfall trap

Orders are highlighted in blue and families in black bold type. To make a taxon easier to find, the list is alphabetical, rather than taxonomic.

Target note 4 – Braemoss wood

Taxon

14 July

15 July

Comments

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Cantharidae

Rhagonycha fulva ‘Common Red Soldier Beetle’

umbellifers etc

umbellifers etc

ubiquitous on umbellifers

Malthodes mysticus Kiesenwetter

one female

  

common and widespread, especially in North – in woodland glades, develops under dead bark

Carabidae (ground beetles)

Carabus problematicus Herbst

  

one in log

widespread and common, probably the commonest Carabus species.

Pterostichus diligens

numerous in moss

  

widespread and common, fidelity B, wet heath, mire, in grass tussocks etc

Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)

Asiorestia (Neocrepidodera) transversa (Marsham)

  

two male, one female

widespread, common on thistles

Cryptocephalus pusillus F

  

one taken on Birch

widespread and locally common

Coccinellidae (ladybirds)

Adalia bipunctata (L)

swept

  

widespread, very common

Coccinella septempunctata L ‘Seven-spot’

swept

  

the most recorded ladybird, widespread

Laemophloeidae

Cryptolestes pusillus (Schoenherr)

Betula and Lonicera

  

distribution uncertain – the specimens are probably C.pusillus, which is an introduced species – see discussion and distribution map

Curculionidae (weevils)

Coeliodes rana (F)

on Oak

  

widespread but local.

Otiorhynchus singularis (L)

  

one identified

widespread in England and Wales, common and polyyphagous

Phyllobius argentatus (L)

  

one

widespread and common, polyphagous on a wide range of trees

Polydrusus pterygomalis Boheman

one

  

widespread and abundant in the British Isles, polyphagous on broad leaved trees,

Rhynchaenus fagi (L) ‘Beech Leaf-Mining Weevil’

one

one

widespread and common on Beech and introduced Oak

Elateridae (click beetles)

Agriotes pallidulus (Illiger)

  

swept

widespread and very common in damp grassland

Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)

Anacaena globulus (Paykull)

from damp leaf litter in hollow

  

common, widespread

Latridiidae

Cartodere bifasciata (Reitter)

one

one

widespread and extremely common, established introduction – in leaf litter, grass tussocks etc

Melyridae (soldier beetles)

Malthodes mysticus Kiesenwetter

  

one female

common in grassy places, widespread

Nitidulidae (sap beetles)

Epuraea melanocephala (Marsham)

swept

  

widespread and common on flowers and tree foliage

Scraptiidae

Anaspis costai Emery

two

  

widespread and very common

Staphylinidae (rove beetles)

Aleochara funebris Wollaston

one male, moss

  

distribution uncertain, probably widespread

Bythinus burrelli Denny

in moss on ground and tree stump

  

local throughout Britain, but tiny and difficult to find, and identify – males have the best features for identification, and all those taken are females – see distribution map

Geostiba circellaris (Gravenhorst)

one female in moss

  

common, widespread - fidelity B

Gyrohypnus fracticornis (Muller)

one in moss

  

widespread but most records from the south of England

Gyrophaena sp

male, one in bracket fungus on Pine log, and another on red rotten pine

  

difficult genus, identification to species needs disssection

Othius subuliformis S

one

  

widespread, common in litter etc

Phloeocharis subtilissima Mannerheim

under bark of pine log

under bark of pine log

widespread but not common, in woodland – see distribution map

Tachyporus nitidulus

one

  

widespread, very common in leaf litter etc

Tachinus rufipes L

one female

  

widespread, probably the commonest member of this genus

Diptera (Flies)

Syrphidae (hoverflies)

Cheilosia illustrata (Harris)

umbellifers

  

widespead and locally common, possibly no previous records for Dumfrieshire

Chrysogaster cemiteriorum (L)

one male, umbellifers

  

widespread, not common in the North, although there are records from Dumfrieshire - see distribution map

Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer)

  

2 male, 1female, umbellifers

widespread and very common – numbers boosted by immigration.

Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli)

one female, umbellifers

  

widespread, common wherever there are suitable flowers

Leucozona glaucia (L)

one female, dark form, umbellifers

  

widespread, particularly in the west

Rhingia campestris Meigen

several, umbellifers

  

widespread and common, larvae develop in cow dung – very distinctive

Hemiptera (Bugs)

Lygaeidae (seed bugs)

Drymus brunneus Sahlberg

moss

  

widespread and common in damp shady places

Pentatomidae (shieldbugs)

      

Pentatoma rufipes - the ‘Forest Bug’

swept

swept

widespread and common, usually on various trees in woodland

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants)

Formicidae (ants)

Formica lemani Bondroit

moss

  

widespread, but stronghold in northern Scotland – nests in stumps etc – see distribution map

Myrmica rubra (L)

moss

  

widespread and common in various situations

Myrmica ruginodis Nylander

moss

  

recorded everywhere except Shetland

Isopoda (woodlice etc)

Philosciidae

Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli)

moss etc

moss etc

very common and widespread

Porcellionidae

Porcellio scaber Latreille ‘Common Rough Woodlouse’

moss etc

moss etc

one of the commonest woodlice, widespread

Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes)

Julidae (millipedes)

Tachypodoiulus niger

moss etc

moss etc

very common and widespread

Opiliones (harvestmen)

Nemostomatidae

Nemostoma bimaculatum

damp leaf litter in hollow

  

very common and widespread

Ixodida (ticks)

Ixodidae

Ixodes ricinus (L) ‘sheep tick’

  

swept

widespread and common, especially in north of scotland and south of england

Target note 14 – Popin Well wood NY118709

Taxon

14 July

Comments

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Carabidae (ground beetles)

Nebria brevicollis

under bark

widespread, extremely common – fidelity C

Ocys harpaloides(Audinet-Serville)

in moss

widespread except in the extreme north, frequent.

Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger)

pitfall trap

widespread and very abundant.

Cryptophagidae (weevils)

    

Micrambe vini (Panzer)

swept

widespread, probably common on Gorse and Broom particularly

Curculionidae (weevils)

    

Nedyus quadrimaculatus (L) ‘Small Nettle Weevil’

swept

widespread and common wherever nettles grow

Elmidae (riffle beetles)

Elmis aenea Müller

one under stone in ditch

common in fairly unpolluted water over most of Britain.

Helophoridae

Helophorus brevipalpis Bedel

in moss

ubiquitous and very common, often far from water

Kateretidae

Brachypterus glaber (S)

swept

widespread and common on nettle

Scirtidae

Cyphon coarctatus Paykull

one male

widespread and common in wet places

Staphylinidae (Rove beetles)

Bythinus burrelli Denny

one female, sieved from moss

see above

Aleochara verna Say

one male, in moss

widespread but not many records, RDBK but see Welch (1997) and discussion below

Atrecus affinis (Paykull)

in moss

widespread and common

Geostiba circellaris (Gravenhorst)

one in moss

widespread and common. Fidelity C.

Othius subuliformis S

one in moss

see above

Oxypoda elongatula Aubé

one female, in moss

widespread and common, Fidelity A, fen, in moss tussocks and litter

Quedius curtipennis Bernhauer

one of each sex

widespread and common

Phloeocharis subtilissima Mannerheim

moss

widespread but not common

Quedius nitipennis (S)

one female, in moss

widespread and common, difficult to determine

Hemiptera (Bugs)

Miridae (plant bugs)

Bryocoris pteridis (Fallen) ‘Fern bug’

one identified

widespread and common on various ferns, especially Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina & Male Fern Dryopteris filix- mas – both of which are found in all three sites

Pentatomidae (shieldbugs)

Pentatoma rufipes

on Birch

see above

Isopoda (woodlice etc)

Philosciidae

Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli)

numerous under objects

widespread and common

Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes)

Julidae (millipedes)

Ommatoiulus sabulosus (L) ‘Striped millipede’

moss

widespread and common, very distinctive brassy stripes

Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach)

one

very common and widespread

Opiliones (harvestmen)

Nemostomatidae

Nemostoma bimaculatum

under moss

very common and widespread

Target note 37 – Kelhead Moss Plantation, NY129701

Taxon

13 July

15 July

Comments

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Apionidae (weevils)

Oxystoma subulatum Kirby

  

one male, swept,

widespread & common, on Meadow vetchling Lathryus pratense

Protapion fulvipes (Geoffroy in Fourcroy)

  

one male, swept

widespread & common, on Trifolium repens/T.hybridum

Cantharidae

Rhagonycha fulva ‘Common Red Soldier Beetle’

umbellifer

umbellifer

ubiquitous, very common and obvious on umbellifers

Carabidae (ground beetles)

Leistus rufescens

  

on soft rush

widespread, common, near water - fidelity A

Patrobus atrorufus (Ström)

  

one, pitfall trap

widespread except in the extreme north, fidelity A, in wet woodland, litter

Platynus assimilis (Paykull)

  

at edge of ditch

widespread and very common in damp places

Pterostichus melanarius

  

under fence post in woodland –

widespread and very common in grassland

Cerylonidae

Cerylon ferrugineum S

  

under bark of fallen Pine

common in South, tends to indicate old woodland in the North

Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)

Cryptocephalus pusillus F

  

one on Birch

widespread and locally common, particularly on young Birch

Oulema melanopus (L) sensu stricto

  

one male, swept

widespread & common, but can be confused with O.rufocyanea. This specimen was verified by dissection

Sphaeroderma rubidum (Graells)

  

one female

widespread and locally common

Coccinellidae (ladybirds)

Aphidecta obliterata (L) ‘Larch ladybird

  

on Birch

aphidophagous and generally common,

Cryptophagidae

Antherophagus pallens (L)

  

one female, Birch

lives in bumblebee nests, widespread but local

Micrambe ? villosa (Heer) - difficult to identify as it is a female

swept

  

widespread, but possibly more local than M.vini - in Gorse and Broom mainly

Curculionidae (weevils)

Barypeithes araneiformis (Schrank)

  

several, pitfall trap

widespread & local, in moss/leaf litter

Curculio salicivorus Paykull

  

one

widespread and common, polyphagous

Otiorrhynchus singularis (L)

two

Birch

widespread and common, larvae on plant roots

Polydrusus pterygomalis Boheman

  

one from Birch

widespread and common, polyphagous

Dytiscidae

Ilybius ater

  

on grass on verge in sun!

widespread & very common in various waters

Elateridae (click beetles)

Agriotes pallidulus (Illiger)

  

swept

widespread and very common in damp grassland

Dalopius marginatus (L)

  

from fallen Oak

widespread & common in damp habitats

Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)

Anacaena globulus (Paykull)

  

under stones in ditch

widespread and very common in decaying vegetation and water

Cercyon analis (Paykull)

  

under stones in ditch

widespread and very common in decaying vegetation and water

Latridiidae

Cartodere nodifer (Westwood)

one

    

Stephostethus lardarius (De Geer)

  

from fallen Oak

widespread and common in grass tussocks etc

Melyridae (soldier beetles)

Malthodes mysticus Kiesenwetter

  

one female

common in grassy places, widespread

Monotomidae

Rhizophagus ferrugineus (Paykull)

one female under bark of sappy stump

  

locally common in old woodlands, widespread, but probably more southern

Rhizophagus dispar (Paykull)

one under bark of sappy stump

  

very common and widespread, at sap and in fungi

Nitidulidae (sap beetles)

Epuraea melanocephala (Marsham)

  

on Birch

widespread and common on flowers and tree foliage

Rhynchitidae

Deporaus betulae (L)

  

two male, Birch, neither kept

widespread & common wherever the foodplant grows

Scirtidae

Cyphon ochraceus S

  

one male, discarded

  

Scraptiidae

Anaspis costai Emery

one on small Oak

  

widespread and very common

Staphylinidae (rove beetles)

Atrecus affinis (Paykull)

under bark

under bark

widespread and common

Dropephylla devillei Bernhauer

  

one male, under Pine bark

redominantly northern species. Common in Scotland, very local elsewhere

Cilea silphoides (L)

  

one

apparently local in the south, but probably under recorded

Lordithon thoracicus (F)

  

in fungus

widespread and common, in fungus

Phloeocharis subtilissima Mannerheim

under bark of pine log

one under bark

widespread but not common, in woodland – see distribution map

Stenus impressus Germar

  

one male, moss

widespread & common, fidelity B, mire, moss

Tachyporus nitidulus

one

  

widespread, very common in leaf litter etc

Tachinus rufipes L

  

umbellifer

widespread, probably the commonest member of this genus

Tachyporus obtusus (L)

  

moss

widespread and very common in leaf litter etc

Diptera (Flies)

Conopidae

Sicus ferrugineus (L)

  

pair in cop in grassland

Parasitic fly with larvae in the nests of various Bumblebees. Uncommon, but widely distributed. Very scarce in the north – see distribution map

Syrphidae (hoverflies)

Cheilosia illustrata (Harris)

umbellifers

umbellifers

widespead and locally common, possibly no previous records for Dumfrieshire

Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer)

umbellifers

  

widespread and very common – numbers boosted by immigration.

Melanostoma scalare (F)

  

umbellifers

widespread and very common

Hemiptera (Bugs)

Pentatomidae (shieldbugs)

Pentatoma rufipes - the ‘Forest Bug’

  

swept

widespread and common, usually on various trees in woodland

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants)

Formicidae (ants)

Leptothorax acervorum (F)

  

in Pine log

widespread and very common

Myrmica ruginodis Nylander

  

nest under barkt

widespread and very common in various situations

Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)

Satyridae

Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus ‘Ringlet’

  

several seen, one dead one found on road and verified by Kev McCabe

Tall grassland is usedRange expanding.This widespread butterfly has extended it range in England and Scotland in recent years.

Yponomeutidae 

Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner)

  

swept

a common species throughout Britain.
The larvae feed on the catkins of birch (Betula) and alder (Alnus glutinosa).

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)

Acrididae (grasshoppers)

Omocestus viridulus (L) ‘Common Green Grasshopper’

  

numerous in very restricted area of grassland

widepread and generally common, except in some parts of the South East

Plecoptera (stoneflies)

Nemouridae

Nemoura cinerea (Retzius)

  

two taken, discarded

widespread and common. The only British stonefly to tolerate still water.

Araneae (spiders)

Theridiidae

Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck)

  

swept

widespread and very common – very variable

Isopoda (woodlice etc)

Philosciidae

Philoscia muscorum (Scopoli)

moss

moss

very common and widespread

Myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes)

Julidae (millipedes)

Tachypodoiulus niger

  

litter

very common and widespread

Opiliones (harvestmen)

Nemostomatidae

Nemostoma bimaculatum

moss

moss

very common and widespread

Phalangiidae

Paroligolophus hansenii (Kraepelin)

  

swept

widespread but very local and found on various trees but especially Pine – see distribution map

Ixodida (ticks)

Ixodidae

Ixodes ricinus (L) ‘sheep tick’

  

swept

widespread and common, especially in north of scotland and south of england