Beetles |
| a ground beetle |
Abax parallelepipedus |
In woodland. |
| a carrion beetle |
Abraeus globosus |
In decaying wood. |
| a weevil |
Acalles ptinoides |
In dead wood. |
| a seed weevil |
Acanthephodus onopordi |
On thistles. |
| a rove beetle |
Acidota crenata |
In moss and leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Acidota cruentata |
Cultivated ground or in moss. |
| a water beetle |
Acilius sulcatus |
In shallow, muddy pools. |
| a rove beetle |
Acrolocha sulculus |
In dung |
| a featherwing beetle |
Acrotrichis atomaria |
In vegetable detritus |
| a featherwing beetle |
Acrotrichis rosskotheni |
In ancient valley woodland. |
| a featherwing beetle |
Acrotrichis sitkaensis |
In damp leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Acrulia inflata |
in old parkland |
| Marsh Click Beetle |
Actenicerus sjaelandicus |
On wet moorland. |
| a featherwing beetle |
Actidium aterrimum |
Shingle by rivers and streams. |
| a ground beetle |
Acupalpus dubius |
In coastal marshes |
| a ground beetle |
Acupalpus exiguus |
In coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Acupalpus meridianus |
In a range of habitats. |
| Two-spot Ladybird |
Adalia bipunctata |
Usually very common in a range of habitats. |
| Ten-spot Ladybird |
Adalia decempunctata |
A range of habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Adrastus pallens |
Minehead 1935. In woodland. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aegialia arenaria |
On sandy soils at the coast |
| a ground beetle |
Aepus marinus |
Rare under stones on sand at around high water mark. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus affinis |
In spring-head mires. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus biguttatus |
Small streams and springs. Last Exmoor record Porlock 1896. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus bipustulatus |
In standing and flowing freshwater. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus conspersus |
In brackish coastal ditches. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus guttatus |
in streams and springs. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus melanarius |
In puddles and pools. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus montanus |
In Sphagnum bogs. |
| a water beetle |
Agabus nebulosus |
In shallow, muddy pools. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Agathidium rotundatum |
In fungi on dead wood. Only record was from Minehead inû1948. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Agathidium seminulum |
Under bark of decaying oak. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Agathidium varians |
In leaf litter in woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum albipes |
In a range of habitats near water. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum assimile |
Under bark in deciduous woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum dorsale |
On cultivated ground. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum fuliginosum |
In a range of wet habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum gracile |
In fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum marginatum |
Local on open muddy substrates in wetlands. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum muelleri |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum obscurum |
In coastal fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum piceum |
In fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Agonum thoreyi |
In coastal marshes. |
| Hawthorn Jewel Beetle |
Agrilus sinuatus |
On Hawthorn. |
| a click beetle |
Agriotes acuminatus |
woodland |
| Wireworm (larva) |
Agriotes lineatus |
In open habitats on the coast. |
| a click beetle |
Agriotes obscurus |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Agriotes pallidulus |
A range of habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Agriotes sordidus |
In strandline litter. Porlock Weir 1946 and 1998. |
| a click beetle |
Agriotes sputator |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Agrypnus murinus |
Coastal grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara bilineata |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara bipustulata s.l. |
In dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara cuniculorum |
In rabbit burrows. Dunster 1919. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara curtula |
In carrion. Minehead & Dunster 1951. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara funebris |
|
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara intricata |
Hopcott Common, 1951. In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara lanuginosa |
In dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara maculata |
In old valley woodland. East Lyn, 1870. |
| a rove beetle |
Aleochara sparsa |
In old birds nest. |
| a rove beetle |
Aloconota cambrica |
In flood litter. Last record Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Aloconota currax |
Last record Porlock 1896. In flood litter |
| a rove beetle |
Aloconota gregaria |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Aloconota insecta |
River banks. |
| a rove beetle |
Aloconota sulcifrons |
On river shingle and in flood litter. Last record Porlock
1907. |
| a weevil |
Alophus triguttatus |
Grassland |
| a longhorn beetle |
Alosterna tabacicolor |
in woodland. |
| a leaf beetle |
Altica lythri |
Coastal marshes. On willowherb. |
| a leaf beetle |
Altica oleracea |
On moorland and heathland. |
| a weevil |
Amalorrhynchus melanarius |
On water-cress. |
| Common Sun Beetle |
Amara aenea |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara apricaria |
On open weedy ground |
| a ground beetle |
Amara aulica |
On open weedy ground |
| a ground beetle |
Amara communis |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara convexiuscula |
On sandy soils at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara familiaris |
In a range of dry open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara lucida |
On sandy soil at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara lunicollis |
On moorland |
| a ground beetle |
Amara ovata |
On open weedy ground |
| a ground beetle |
Amara plebeja |
In a range of habitats |
| a ground beetle |
Amara similata |
On open weedy ground. |
| a ground beetle |
Amara tibialis |
On dry sandy soils. |
| a rove beetle |
Amischa analis |
In a range of habitats |
| a rove beetle |
Amischa cavifrons |
in moss. Last record Minehead 1946. |
| a rove beetle |
Amischa decipiens |
In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Amischa forcipata |
In flood litter. |
| a click beetle |
Ampedus balteatus |
On birch foliage or sometimes under bark and in rotten woodûof
birch or oak. Last record Porlock Weir 1947. |
| Summer Chafer |
Amphimallon solstitialis |
Formerly abundant in some years but now rather scarce. On
shrubs or trees or comes to light. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Anacaena bipustulata |
Coastal marshes. Last Exmoor record Minehead 1935. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Anacaena globulus |
In a range of freshwater and wetland habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Anacaena limbata s.l. |
Coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Anacaena lutescens |
Upland pools. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Anaglyptus mysticus |
Woodland. |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis costai |
On hawthorn flowers in woodlands |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis frontalis |
On hawthorn blossom |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis garneysi |
On hawthorn blossom. Horner Woods 1948 |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis humeralis |
On hawthorn blossom. |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis lurida |
in woodlands. |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis maculata |
On hawthorn blossom |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis pulicaria |
On hawthorn blossom. |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis regimbarti |
On hawthorn blossom |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Anaspis rufilabris |
On hawthorn blossom |
| Eyed Ladybird |
Anatis ocellata |
On conifers. |
| Water Ladybird |
Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata |
On vegetation near fresh water. (19 spot ladybird) |
| a round fungus beetle |
Anisotoma humeralis |
In decaying wood in woodland and parkland. |
| Woodworm |
Anobium punctatum |
In dead wood and old buildings. |
| a cerylonid beetle |
Anommatus duodecimstriatus |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Anomognathus cuspidatus |
Under bark |
| a weevil |
Anoplus plantaris |
On birch. |
| a weevil |
Anoplus roboris |
On alder. |
| a rove beetle |
Anotylus complanatus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Anotylus inustus |
In vegetable detritus and dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Anotylus rugosus |
Grassy or mossy places. |
| a rove beetle |
Anotylus sculpturatus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Anotylus tetracarinatus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Antherophagus nigricornis |
Thought to associate with humble bees. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Antherophagus pallens |
Thought to associate with humble bees. |
| an antlike beetle |
Anthicus antherinus |
In hedges. |
| an antlike beetle |
Anthicus floralis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| an antlike beetle |
Anthicus tobias |
On rubbish dumps. |
| a rove beetle |
Anthobium atrocephalum |
In leaf litter |
| a rove beetle |
Anthobium unicolor |
Widespread |
| a weevil |
Anthonomus bituberculatus |
|
| a weevil |
Anthonomus pedicularius |
On hawthorn |
| Strawberry Blossom Weevil |
Anthonomus rubi |
On rosaceous plants. |
| a weevil |
Anthonomus ulmi |
On elm. |
| a museum or larder beetle |
Anthrenus fuscus |
In birds nests and on flowers in summer. Larvae eat woollen
carpets etc. in buildings. |
| Carpet beetle |
Anthrenus verbasci |
in houses. |
| a fungus weevil |
Anthribus nebulosus |
|
| Larch Ladybird |
Aphidecta obliterata |
On coniferous trees. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius ater |
In dung in open country. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius coenosus |
In dung on dry heathland. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius conspurcatus |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius contaminatus |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius depressus |
in dung |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius equestris |
On dung in woodland. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius erraticus |
In dung. Minehead 1946. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius fimetarius |
In dung |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius foetidus |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius fossor |
In dung. Also comes to m/v light. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius granarius |
In dung |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius haemorrhoidalis |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius ictericus |
In vegetable detritus or in dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius luridus |
In dung. Minehead 1946. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius merdarius |
In dung. Alcombe Common 1947. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius obliteratus |
In dung. Minehead 1906. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius plagiatus |
In coastal marshes. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius prodromus |
In dung and vegetable detritus. Alcombe Common 1947. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius pusillus |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius rufipes |
In dung and at light. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Aphodius sphacelatus |
In dung. |
| Large Flax Flea Beetle |
Aphthona euphorbiae |
Feeds on spurges. |
| Iris Flea Beetle |
Aphthona nonstriata |
On yellow flag iris. |
| a seed weevil |
Apion frumentarium |
On dock. |
| a seed weevil |
Apion haematodes |
On sheeps sorrel. |
| a seed weevil |
Apion rubens |
On Sheep's sorrel. |
| a click beetle |
Aplotarsus incanus |
In wetlands |
| Hazel Leaf-roller Weevil |
Apoderus coryli |
On hazel |
| a leaf beetle |
Apteropeda globosa |
On Lamium album. |
| a leaf beetle |
Apteropeda orbiculata |
In woodlands. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Arhopalus rusticus |
In pine trees. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Arhopalus tristis |
On coniferous timber in houses. |
| a mould beetle |
Aridius bifasciatus |
A range of habitats. |
| a mould beetle |
Aridius nodifer |
A range of habitats. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Asemum striatum |
On coniferous logs. Minehead 1952. Probable introduction. |
| a seed weevil |
Aspidapion (Koestilinia) aeneum |
Syn. Apion aeneum. On Mallow. Minehead 1949. Perhaps decreasing. |
| a seed weevil |
Aspidapion radiolus |
On mallow. |
| a slime mould beetle |
Aspidiphorus orbiculatus |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Astenus lyonessius |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Astenus pulchellus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta amicula |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta amplicollis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta aquatica |
In vegetable detritus. Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta atramentaria |
In vegetable detritus and dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta britanniae |
|
| a rove beetle |
Atheta cadaverina |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta celata |
In fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta cinnamoptera |
In fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta clientula |
Local in damp grass. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta corvina |
|
| a rove beetle |
Atheta crassicornis |
In rotting fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta debilis |
In flood litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta divisa |
In rotting fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta elongatula |
In litter. 1948 Withypool. 1935 Minehead. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta excellens |
Rare. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta fungi |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta fungicola |
In fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta hepatica |
In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta hypnorum |
In litter in woodland. Withypool 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta intermedia |
In fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta ischnocera |
|
| a rove beetle |
Atheta laevana |
In dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta laticollis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta liturata |
In fungi in woodland. Nettlecombe 1866 (Blue Anchor 1935) |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta longicornis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta luridipennis |
In flood litter. Porlock 1907. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta marcida |
In rotten fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta melanaria |
In vegetable detritus and dung. Porlock 1896. (? later records) |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta melanocera |
In flood litter. Porlock 1907. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta muscorum |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta nigra |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta nigricornis |
In damp bird and animal nests |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta occulta |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta orbata |
In wet litter. Selworthy 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta pallidicornis |
In rotting vegetation. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta pertyi |
In rotting fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta ravilla |
In rotting fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta setigera |
In beech litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta sodalis |
Local. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta sordidula |
|
| a rove beetle |
Atheta subsinuata |
In vegetable detritus. Withypool 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta trinotata |
In vegetable detritus. Minehead 1946. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta vestita |
In strandline litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Atheta xanthopus |
In moss. Nettlecombe 1866. |
| a carrion beetle |
Atholus duodecimstriatus |
In dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a click beetle |
Athous bicolor |
A range of habitats |
| Red-brown Skipjack. |
Athous haemorrhoidalis |
A range of habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Athous vittatus |
In old woodland. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria atricapilla |
In vegetable detritus. Records from Minehead and Selworthy
inû1949. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria fuscipes |
In fungi. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria gutta |
Coastal marshes. Minehead 1935. |
| Pygmy Beetle |
Atomaria linearis |
In haystack refuse. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria pusilla |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria rubella |
In haystacks. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria rubida |
In dung |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Atomaria testacea |
In grass litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Atrecus affinis |
Under bark in woodland. |
| Two-spotted Carpet Beetle |
Attagenus pellio |
In houses and outdoors. |
| Oak Leaf-roller |
Attelabus nitens |
In old woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Autalia impressa |
in decaying fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Autalia longicornis |
A segregate of the former Autalia impressa aggregate. A. longicornis
appears to be much the commoner of the two on Exmoor. (See Exmoor
Naturalist No. 27 Spring 2000). In decaying fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Autalia rivularis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a ground beetle |
Badister bipustulatus |
On dry open ground. |
| Ground Weevil |
Barynotus obscurus |
In woodland. |
| Spider weevil |
Barypeithes araneiformis |
A range of habitats. Hopcott Common 1949. |
| A spider weevil |
Barypeithes duplicatus |
Low vegetation, Minehead 1946 |
| Hairy spider weevil |
Barypeithes pellucidus |
A range of habitats. |
| Raspberry Flea Beetle |
Batophila rubi |
On branbles. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion aeneum |
Local on muddy riverbanks and in coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion articulatum |
Rare on banks of streams and rivers. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion assimile |
Scarce, generally occurring in reed-beds. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion atrocoeruleum |
Rare. Damp sandy soils;coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion biguttatum |
In coastal marshes |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion decorum |
Scarce on shingle and gravel banks by streams and rivers. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion dentellum |
Under bark. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion guttula |
In fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion harpaloides |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion lampros |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion laterale |
Rare in salt-marshes. Last recorded Dunster, 1919. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion lunulatum |
Coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion mannerheimi |
Local in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion minimum |
Rare on sparsely vegetated, brackish soils by the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion nitidulum |
Rare in humid woodland |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion obtusum |
Rare on open cultivated land. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion properans |
Damp soil and river banks. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion punctulatum |
Scarce on shingle and gravel banks by streams and rivers. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion quadrimaculatum |
Rare on damp, sparsely vegetated soils. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion quinquestriatum |
In old walls. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion tetracolum |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion tibiale |
Common on shingle and gravel banks by streams and rivers. |
| a ground beetle |
Bembidion varium |
Scarce on coastal marshes |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Berosus affinis |
Coastal marshes. Last Exmoor record Minehead 1935 |
| a biphyllid beetle |
Biphyllus lunatus |
In Daldinia (Cramp-ball) fungi on dead wood. |
| a narrow timber beetle |
Bitoma crenata |
Under bark of beech. |
| Cellar Beetle |
Blaps mucronata |
In buildings. |
| a rove beetle |
Bledius germanicus |
Syn. B. limicola. In brackish mud. |
| a rove beetle |
Bledius unicornis |
On the coast. |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitobius analis |
In grass tussocks |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitobius cingulatus |
In moss. Last record Porlock 1907 |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitochara bella |
On fungi in woodland and parkland. |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitochara lucida |
On fungi in old parkland. Last recorded Nettlecombe 1866. |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitochara mulsanti |
On bracket fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Bolitochara pulchra |
On fungi. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Brachygluta haematica |
In wet woodlands. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Brachygluta helferi |
in salt-marshes. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Brachygluta simplex |
In salt marshes. |
| Antirrhinum Beetle |
Brachypterolus pulicarius |
On toadflax |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Brachypterus glaber |
On stinging nettle |
| Nettle Pollen Beetle |
Brachypterus urticae |
On stinging nettle |
| a ground beetle |
Bradycellus harpalinus |
In a range of dry open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Bradycellus ruficollis |
On heather moorland. |
| a ground beetle |
Bradycellus sharpi |
In moss |
| a ground beetle |
Bradycellus verbasci |
On dry sandy soils. Last recorded Minehead, 1949. |
| a ground beetle |
Broscus cephalotes |
Scrce on sandy substrates on the coast. |
| a seed beetle |
Bruchus loti |
On vetches. |
| Bean Beetle |
Bruchus rufimanus |
In grassland or cultivated Broad Beans. Minehead 1946. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Bryaxis curtisi |
Coastal marshes. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Bryaxis puncticollis |
in woodlands. Withypool 1948; Alcombe 1935. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Brychius elevatus |
Rivers and streams. Last record Dunster 1927. |
| Banded Pill-beetle |
Byrrhus fasciatus |
Coastal grassland. Very local and scarce in Somerset. Last
record 1949 Selworthy. |
| Pill Beetle |
Byrrhus pilula |
At plant roots on damp, sandy or stony soils. |
| a pill beetle |
Byrrhus pustulatus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Bythinus burrelli |
In moss. Withypool 1948. |
| Raspberry Beetle |
Byturus tomentosus |
On bramble and raspberry flowers. |
| a weevil |
Caenopsis waltoni |
In moss. |
| a rove beetle |
Cafius fucicola |
In strandline litter at the coast. Last record Dunster1919.
(Blue Anchor 1954) |
| a rove beetle |
Cafius xantholoma |
In strandline litter at the coast. Last record 1910, Minehead. |
| a click beetle |
Calambus bipustulatus |
In dead wood, Dunster Deer Park, 1919. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus erratus |
Coastal sand. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus fuscipes |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus melanocephalus sens. lat. |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus micropterus |
A 1906 record from Minehead was probably an error. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus mollis |
On sand at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Calathus piceus |
In deciduous woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Callicerus obscurus |
In flood litter. Last record Porlock 1907. |
| a leaf beetle |
Calomicrus circumfusus |
On heath and moorland. |
| Cream-spot ladybird |
Calvia quattuordecimguttata |
woodland |
| an armadillo beetle |
Calyptomerus dubius |
In vegetable detritus |
| Common Soldier |
Cantharis cryptica |
A range of habitats. |
| a soldier beetle |
Cantharis decipiens |
A range of habitats. |
| Dark Sailor |
Cantharis fusca |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a soldier beetle |
Cantharis lateralis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a soldier beetle |
Cantharis livida |
Woodland. |
| a soldier beetle |
Cantharis nigra |
A range of habitats. |
| Grey Sailor |
Cantharis nigricans |
Woodlands. |
| Pale Soldier |
Cantharis pallida |
Old woodland. |
| Wood Sailor. |
Cantharis pellucida |
Old woodland. |
| a soldier beetle |
Cantharis rufa |
On vegetation on heaths and damp meadows. Last recorded Minehead,
1949. |
| Rustic Sailor |
Cantharis rustica |
A range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Carabus arvensis |
Local on moorland. Last recorded 1951 nr Exford. |
| a ground beetle |
Carabus granulatus |
Scarce in wet woodlands, fens and bogs. |
| a ground beetle |
Carabus monilis |
Waste and cultivated land. |
| a ground beetle |
Carabus nemoralis |
Cultivated and wooded land. |
| a ground beetle |
Carabus problematicus |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| Violet Ground Beetle |
Carabus violaceus |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Carpelimus corticinus |
In coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Carpelimus pusillus |
Last Exmoor record Minehead 1948. In coastal marshes. |
| Dried Fruit Beetle |
Carpophilus hemipterus |
In food stores. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Carpophilus marginellus |
in food stores |
| Pale Tortoise Beetle |
Cassida flaveola |
Wetland habitats. |
| Thistle Tortoise Beetle |
Cassida rubiginosa |
On thistles. |
| Green Tortoise Beetle |
Cassida viridis |
On water mint. |
| Borded Tortoise Beetle |
Cassida vittata |
Coastal grassland. |
| a seed weevil |
Catapion pubescens |
on clover |
| a seed weevil |
Catapion seniculus |
on clover |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops coracinus |
In carrion. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops fuscus |
In carrion and vegetable detritus. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops grandicollis |
In carrion and vegetable detritus. Last recorded Selworthyû1949. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops morio |
In carrion and vegetable detritus. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops nigricans |
In carrion and vegetable detritus. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops nigrita |
In damp leaf litter. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Catops tristis |
In carrion and vegetable detritus. |
| a weevil |
Caulotrupodes aeneopiceus |
In dead wood. |
| a small antlike beetle |
Cephennium gallicum |
Woodland. Recorded Withypool, 1948. |
| a seed weevil |
Ceratapion carduorum |
Syn. Apium carduorum. On thistles. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon analis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon atomarius |
In dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon haemorrhoidalis |
In herbivore dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon lateralis |
In dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon melanocephalus |
In herbivore dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon pygmaeus |
In herbivore dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon quisquilius |
In dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon tristis |
Coastal marshes. In grass tussocks near water. Last Exmoor
record Minehead 1935. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon unipunctatus |
In compost. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cercyon ustulatus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a cerylonid beetle |
Cerylon fagi |
In dead wood in old woodland. |
| a cerylonid beetle |
Cerylon ferrugineum |
Under bark. |
| a cerylonid beetle |
Cerylon histeroides |
Under bark |
| Rose Beetle |
Cetonia aurata |
On coastal slopes. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus angulosus |
Syn. Datonychus ang. On Marsh Woundwort in valley fen. |
| Cabbage Seed Weevil |
Ceutorhynchus assimilis |
On crucifers. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus campestris |
Syn. Microplontus c. On Ox-eye daisy. Minehead 1935. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus constrictus |
On garlic mustard. |
| Cabbage Leaf Weevil |
Ceutorhynchus contractus |
On crucifers. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus erysimi |
On Shepherd's purse |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus floralis |
On crucifers. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus litura |
Syn. Hadroplontus lit. On thistles. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus melanostictus |
Syn. Datonychus mel. In coastal marshes. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus mixtus |
Syn. Sirocalodes m. On fumitory. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus pectoralis |
On Cardamine. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus picitarsis |
On hedge mustard. Minehead 1946. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus pollinarius |
Syn. Parethelcus p. On nettle |
| Cabbage Stem Weavil |
Ceutorhynchus quadridens |
Syn. C. pallidactylus (Marsham). On crucifers. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus rugulosus |
Syn. Microplontus rug. On Mayweed. |
| a weevil |
Ceutorhynchus sulcicollis |
On hedge mustard. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Chaetarthria seminulum |
Coastal marshes. Last Exmoor record Minehead 1914-16. |
| Beet Flea Beetle |
Chaetocnema concinna |
A range of habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chaetocnema confusa |
On vegetation. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chaetocnema hortensis |
In grassland. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chalcoides aurea |
On poplars. Minehead 1906. |
| Sallow Flea Beetle |
Chalcoides fulvicornis |
On willows. |
| Heather Ladybird |
Chilocorus bipustulatus |
Minehead 1957. Coastal heaths. |
| a ladybird |
Chilocorus renipustulatus |
On trees. Minehead 1906. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Choleva spadicea |
In moss. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina banksi |
A range of habitats. |
| Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle |
Chrysolina fastuosa |
Riverside habitats. |
| Plantain Leaf Beetle |
Chrysolina haemoptera |
In coastal grassland. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina hyperici |
On St.John's Worts (Hypericum |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina oricalcia |
On umbellifers. Minehead 1950. Probably decreasing in Somerset. |
| Knotgrass Leaf Beetle |
Chrysolina polita |
A range of habitats. (Two-coloured Leaf Beetle). |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina staphylaea |
On buttercups. Minehead 1935. |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina varians |
On Hypericum |
| a leaf beetle |
Chrysolina violacea |
On ground ivy (Glechoma) in dry grassland. |
| Red Poplar Leaf Beetle |
Chrysomela populi |
From V.C.4 (Devon) |
| Green Tiger Beetle |
Cicindela campestris |
Locally common on moorland and coastal heaths. |
| Small Nettle Weevil |
Cidnorhinus quadrimaculatus |
Syn. Nedyus quadrimaculatus On nettles. |
| a rove beetle |
Cilea siphoides |
compost heaps. |
| a weevil |
Cionus alauda |
On figwort. |
| Figwort Weevil |
Cionus hortulanus |
On figwort. |
| Figwort Weevil |
Cionus scrophulariae |
On figwort |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis bidentatus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis bilamellatus |
On fungi in woodland. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis boleti |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis fagi |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis hispidus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis nitidus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis pygmaeus |
In fungi on trees. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Cis vestitus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| an armadillo beetle |
Clambus pubescens |
Hopcott Common 1949. In vegetable detritus |
| Yellow Ants'-nest Beetle |
Claviger testaceus |
In coastal grassland with ants. |
| a weevil |
Cleopus pulchellus |
On mullein and figwort. |
| a ground beetle |
Clivina fossor |
Local in a range of habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Clytra quadripunctata |
In woods. |
| Wasp Beetle |
Clytus arietis |
Woodland. |
| a ladybird |
Coccidula rufa |
Coastal marshes. |
| a ladybird |
Coccidula scutellata |
Costal marshes. Minehead 1946. |
| a ladybird |
Coccinella hieroglyphica |
On heather (Calluna) |
| Seven-spot Ladybird |
Coccinella septempunctata |
A range of habitats. |
| 11-spot Ladybird |
Coccinella undecimpunctata |
Coastal habitats |
| a water beetle |
Coelambus confluens |
Ponds and pools. |
| a water beetle |
Coelambus impressopunctatus |
Scarce. Drainage ditches. |
| a weevil |
Coeliodes dryados |
In oak woodland. Recorded Horner and Selworthy, 1949. |
| a weevil |
Coeliodes ruber |
In oak woodland. Recorded Porlock in moss 1911. Devon Exmoor
records N.T. 1990s. |
| a weevil |
Coeliodes rubicundus |
On birch. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Coelostoma orbiculare |
A range of freshwater habitats. |
| a water beetle |
Colymbetes fuscus |
Coastal marshes. Last recorded Minehead 1906. |
| a mould beetle |
Corticaria elongata |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a mould beetle |
Corticaria ferruginea |
in moss. |
| a mould beetle |
Corticaria impressa |
In flood litter Porlock, 1907. |
| a mould beetle |
Corticarina fuscula |
A range of habitats. |
| a mould beetle |
Corticarina similata |
On spruce, Minehead 1948. Probably an introduction. |
| a darkling beetle |
Corticeus linearis |
In bark beetle burrows on conifers. Dunster 1919. |
| a mould beetle |
Cortinicara gibbosa |
A range of habitats. |
| Carrion Beetle |
Creophilus maxillosus |
In carrion. |
| a leaf beetle |
Crepidodera ferruginea |
On thistles. |
| a leaf beetle |
Crepidodera transversa |
On thistles. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Cryptarcha strigata |
On sap runs on Sessile oak. |
| a leaf beetle |
Cryptocephalus fulvus |
On heath and grassland. |
| a leaf beetle |
Cryptocephalus parvulus |
On fungi infested birch leaves. |
| a leaf beetle |
Cryptocephalus pusillus |
In birch woods. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus dentatus |
On flowers or fungi. Minehead 1935. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus distinguendus |
In small mammal nests. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus lycoperdi |
In earthball fungi. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus pilosus |
In haystack refuse. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus ruficornis |
In Daldinia (Cramp-ball) fungi on dead wood. Dunster 1919. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Cryptophagus scanicus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cryptopleurum minutum s.l. |
In dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a click beetle |
Ctenicera cuprea |
on moorland |
| a click beetle |
Ctenicera pectinicornis |
on moorland |
| Sulphur Beetle |
Cteniopus sulphureus |
On coastal flowers. |
| Cobweb Beetle |
Ctesias serra |
In spider webs on bark of old trees. |
| Acorn Weevil |
Curculio glandium |
On oak |
| a weevil |
Curculio pyrrhoceras |
On oak |
| Willow Gall Weevil |
Curculio salicivorus |
On willow |
| a weevil |
Curculio venosus |
On oak |
| a weevil |
Curculio villosus |
On oak. Minehead 1948. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Cyanostolus aeneus |
On tree bark. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Cychramus luteus |
Woodland |
| Snail Hunter |
Cychrus caraboides |
Local in woodland |
| a darkling beetle |
Cylindrinotus laevioctostriatus |
A range of habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Cymbiodyta marginellus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Cypha laeviuscula |
In damp leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Cypha longicornis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a marsh beetle |
Cyphon coarctatus |
On vegetation nr freshwater. |
| a marsh beetle |
Cyphon hilaris |
In valley fens. |
| a marsh beetle |
Cyphon palustris |
On vegetation by drainage ditches. Alcombe Common 1950. |
| a marsh beetle |
Cyphon variabilis s.l. |
In coastal marshes |
| a pill beetle |
Cytilus sericeus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a shiny fungus beetle |
Dacne bipustulata |
In fungi on dead wood and amongst lichens. |
| a shiny fungus beetle |
Dacne rufifrons |
In fungi on dead wood |
| Bordered Skipjack |
Dalopius marginatus |
In woodland. |
| Orchid beetle |
Dascillus cervinus |
On grassland. Dunster 1906. |
| a malachite beetle |
Dasytes aeratus |
in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Deleaster dichrous |
Comes to m/v light. |
| a ground beetle |
Demetrias atricapillus |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Denticollis linearis |
In rotten wood. |
| Birch Leaf Roller |
Deporaus betulae |
On birch. |
| a leafroller weevil |
Deporaus mannerheimi |
on birch. |
| a museum or larder beetle |
Dermestes murinus |
In carrion. |
| a leaf beetle |
Derocrepis rufipes |
On vetches |
| a water beetle |
Deronectes latus |
In clear water. |
| a rove beetle |
Dianous coerulescens |
On stream banks |
| a ground beetle |
Dicheirotrichus gustavi |
In salt-marshes. |
| a mould beetle |
Dienerella elongata |
In vegetable detritus. Porlock 1896. |
| a mould beetle |
Dienerella ruficollis |
In haystack refuse. |
| a rove beetle |
Diglotta submarina |
Coastal sand. Last record Minehead 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Dinaraea aequata |
Under bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Dinaraea angustula |
In leaf litter. Hopcott Common 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Dinarda maerkeli |
In nests of red wood ant. |
| a seed weevil |
Diplapion confluens |
On Mayweed. |
| a seed weevil |
Diplapion stolidum |
On Leucanthemum vulgare. (Dog Daisy). Minehead 1935. |
| a leaf beetle |
Donacia marginata |
Coastal marshes. |
| Plain Reed Beetle |
Donacia simplex |
Coastal marshes. |
| a leaf beetle |
Donacia thalassina |
In moorland valley fen. |
| a leaf beetle |
Donacia versicolorea |
Upland pools. |
| a wood boring beetle |
Dorcatoma flavicornis |
in dead wood. |
| Lesser Stag Beetle |
Dorcus parallelipipedus |
In rotten wood. |
| a weevil |
Dorytomus longimanus |
On poplar |
| a weevil |
Dorytomus melanophthalmus |
on willow |
| a weevil |
Dorytomus rufatus |
On willows. |
| a weevil |
Dorytomus taeniatus |
On willow and poplar. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius agilis |
Under bark. Last recorded Woodcombe, 1949. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius linearis |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius melanocephalus |
In dry grassland. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius meridionalis |
Under bark. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius notatus |
Dry soils. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius quadrimaculatus |
On tree trunks and branches and under bark. |
| a ground beetle |
Dromius quadrinotatus |
On tree trunks and branches and under bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Dropephylla ioptera |
In rotting fungus |
| a rove beetle |
Dropephylla vilis |
Under beech bark |
| a weevil |
Drupenatus nasturtii |
On water-cress |
| a rove beetle |
Drusilla canaliculata |
In coastal grassland. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Dryocoetinus villosus |
Under oak bark. |
| a wood boring beetle |
Dryophilus pusillus |
On conifers, often larch. |
| a long-toed water beetle |
Dryops auriculatus |
In coastal marshes. Last recorded Porlock 1896. |
| a long-toed water beetle |
Dryops ernesti |
Coastal marshes. Last recorded Porlock 1896. |
| a long-toed water beetle |
Dryops luridus |
In coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Dyschirius luedersi |
Rare in coastal marshes. Last recorded Minehead 1933. |
| a ground beetle |
Dyschirius salinus |
Rare in coastal marshes. |
| a water beetle |
Dytiscus dimidiatus |
Freshwater |
| Great Diving Beetle |
Dytiscus marginalis |
Moorland pools. |
| a ground beetle |
Elaphrus cupreus |
Local on open, muddy substrates, in wetlands. |
| a ground beetle |
Elaphrus riparius |
Rare on open, muddy substrates in fens. |
| a darkling beetle |
Eledona agricola |
On Sulphur polypore fungus (Laetiporus sulphureus) |
| a riffle beetle |
Elmis aenea |
In fast flowing streams and rivers. |
| a marsh beetle |
Elodes marginata |
In a range of habitats |
| a marsh beetle |
Elodes minuta s.l. |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Encephalus complicans |
In moss etc. |
| a false ladybird |
Endomychus coccineus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a mould beetle |
Enicmus histrio |
Around roots of plants. |
| a mould beetle |
Enicmus rugosus |
On trees |
| a mould beetle |
Enicmus testaceus |
In powder fungus on trees. |
| a mould beetle |
Enicmus transversus |
A range of habitats. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Ennearthron cornutum |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Enochrus bicolor |
Brackish coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Enochrus melanocephalus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Enochrus testaceus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Ephistemus globulus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea aestiva |
On trees and shrubs. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea deleta |
in woodland |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea florea |
On hawthorn flowers. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea fuscicollis |
On sap runs on Sessile oak. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea longula |
In parkland and woodland. Porlock 1907 |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea melanocephala |
Woodland. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea melina |
in woodland |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea pusilla |
in fungi. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Epuraea unicolor |
in woodland. Dunster 1919. |
| a rove beetle |
Erichsonius signaticornis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a wood boring beetle |
Ernobius mollis |
in dead wood and in old buildings. |
| a riffle beetle |
Esolus parallelepipedus |
In fast flowing streams and rivers. |
| a rove beetle |
Euaesthetus bipunctatus |
In ants nests. Last recorded Porlock 1907. |
| Wood-boring Weevil |
Euophryum confine |
Under bark. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Euplectus fauveli |
In dead wood. Bossington 1896. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Euplectus sanguineus |
In vegetable detritus. Minehead 1953 & 1958. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Euplectus signatus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Eusphalerum luteum |
In woodland and wetland habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Eusphalerum minutum |
in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Eusphalerum sorbi |
in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Eusphalerum torquatum |
in woodland |
| a seed weevil |
Eutrichapion (Cnemapion) vorax |
Syn. Apion vorax. On vetch. Minehead 1949. |
| a seed weevil |
Eutrichapion (Psilocalymma) punctigerum |
Syn. Apion punctigerum. On vetch. |
| a seed weevil |
Eutrichapion ervi |
Syn. Apion ervi. On vetches. |
| a seed weevil |
Eutrichapion viciae |
Syn. Apion viciae. On Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) |
| Gorse Weevil |
Exapion ulicis |
Syn. Apion u. On gorse. |
| Pine Ladybird |
Exochomus quadripustulatus |
On trees and shrubs. (4-spot ladybird) |
| a rove beetle |
Falagria caesa |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Gabrius nigritulus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Gabrius pennatus |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Gabrius splendidulus |
Under bark in woodland and parkland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gabrius subnigritulus |
Widespread. |
| a leaf beetle |
Galerucella grisescens |
Coastal marshes. |
| Brown Willow Beetle |
Galerucella lineola |
Frequents waterside vegetation. |
| a leaf beetle |
Galerucella sagittariae |
Frequents waterside vegetation. |
| a leaf beetle |
Galerucella tenella |
Frequents tall waterside vegetation. |
| a leaf beetle |
Gastrophysa polygoni |
A range of habitats. |
| Green Dock Beetle |
Gastrophysa viridula |
On docks. |
| a rove beetle |
Gauropterus fulgidus |
Last Exmoor Record Minehead 1935. In compost. |
| a rove beetle |
Geostiba circellaris |
Withypool, 1948 & Alcombe Common 1947. In moss |
| a dumbledor |
Geotrupes mutator |
in dung. Dunster 1947. Probably decreasing. |
| a dumbledor |
Geotrupes spiniger |
In dung. |
| Dor Beetle |
Geotrupes stercorarius |
In dung. |
| a dumbledor |
Geotrupes stercorosus |
In dung. |
| Spring Dumbledor |
Geotrupes vernalis |
In dung on dry heathland. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Glischrochilus quadriguttatus |
Under bark in dead wood. |
| a rove beetle |
Gnypeta caerulea |
In flood litter. North Exmoor is only Somerset site to date
(2003) |
| a rove beetle |
Gnypeta carbonaria |
In flood litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Gnypeta rubrior |
On muddy river banks. |
| a darkling beetle |
Gonodera luperus |
On the coast. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Grammoptera ruficornis |
In hawthorn blossom. |
| a wood boring beetle |
Grynobius planus |
In dead wood. |
| a weevil |
Gymnetron antirrhini |
On Toadflax. |
| a weevil |
Gymnetron melanarium |
On Speedwells. |
| a weevil |
Gymnetron plantaginis |
Syn. G. pascuorum.On Plantain |
| Brooklime Gull Weevil |
Gymnetron veronicae |
On brooklime. |
| a whirligig |
Gyrinus aeratus |
Rivers and ponds. |
| a whirligig |
Gyrinus natator |
In streams, ditches, ponds. |
| a whirligig |
Gyrinus substriatus |
Standing freshwater. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrohypnus angustatus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrohypnus atratus |
In nests of red wood ant. Last recorded Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrohypnus fracticornis |
Decaying grass or herbivore dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrohypnus punctulatus |
In grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena affinis |
In bracket fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena angustata |
In bracket fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena fasciata |
In bracket fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena gentilis |
In bracket fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena joyi |
On dead ash trees. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena latissima |
On bracket fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena minima |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Gyrophaena strictula |
In fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Habrocerus capillaricornis |
Woodland. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Haliplus flavicollis |
Shallow, muddy pools. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Haliplus fluviatilis |
Coastal marshes. Last record Minehead 1935. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Haliplus fulvus |
Moorland pools. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Haliplus lineatocollis |
In standing and flowing freshwater. |
| Orange Ladybird |
Halyzia sedecimguttata |
On sycamore in woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus affinis |
In dry open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus anxius |
On dry sandy soils at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus attenuatus |
On dry sandy soils at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus latus |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus rubripes |
On dry sandy soils at the coast. |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus rufibarbis |
In a range of open habitats. |
| Strawberry Seed Beetle |
Harpalus rufipes |
In a range of habitats |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus rufitarsis |
In dry open habitats |
| a ground beetle |
Harpalus tardus |
On dry sandy soils at the coast. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helochares lividus |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helochares punctatus |
Moorland pools. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus aequalis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus aquaticus s.l. |
Old records under this name may refer to H.grandis |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus brevipalpis |
A range of freshwater habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus flavipes |
a range of freshwater habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus fulgidicollis |
Brackish coastal ditches. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus grandis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus griseus |
Coastal marshes. Last Exmoor record Dunster, 1906. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus minutus |
A range of wetland habitats. |
| Wheat Mud Beetle |
Helophorus nubilus |
Dry grassland. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Helophorus obscurus |
Upland pools. |
| a darkling beetle |
Helops caeruleus |
In dead wood. |
| a wood boring beetle |
Hemicoelus fulvicornis |
In dead wood. |
| a click beetle |
Hemicrepidius hirtus |
In woodland |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Henoticus serratus |
Coastal marshes. Dunster 1919. |
| Dogs-mercury Flea Beetle |
Hermaeophaga mercurialis |
On Dogs Mercury. |
| a mud beetle |
Heterocerus fenestratus |
coastal marshes. |
| a mud beetle |
Heterocerus flexuosus |
In salt-marshes. Last record Porlock Weir 1948 |
| a mud beetle |
Heterocerus fossor |
In coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Heterothops dissimilis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a carrion beetle |
Hister striola |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a carrion beetle |
Hister unicolor |
in dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a seed weevil |
Holotrichapion (Apiops) pisi |
Syn. Apion pisi. On Medick. |
| a seed weevil |
Holotrichapion (Legaricapion) aethiops |
On vetch. Minehead 1946. |
| a rove beetle |
Homalota plana |
Under bark |
| Welsh Chafer |
Hoplia philanthus |
On flowering shrubs. Dunster 1906. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena britteni |
In springhead bogs. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena gracilis |
In gravel-bottomed streams and rivers. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena minutissima |
In gravel-bottomed streams and rivers. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena nigrita |
Gravelly streams in woodland. Last Exmoor record Roadwaterû1929. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena pygmaea |
Gravelly rivers on moss covered stones. Last Exmoor recordûPorlock
1934. |
| a small water beetle |
Hydraena testacea |
Coastal marshes. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Hydrobius fuscipes |
Coastal marshes. |
| a marsh beetle |
Hydrocyphon deflexicollis |
On river banks. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroglyphus pusillus |
Freshwater. |
| a weevil |
Hydronomus alismatis |
On coastal marshes on Water Plaintain. This plant is now very
scarce so weevils may be gone. Alcombe Marshes 1959. |
| Great Silver Water Beetle |
Hydrophilus piceus |
A Red Data Book species. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus angustatus |
Shallow, muddy pools. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus discretus |
In spring-fed flushes. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus erythrocephalus |
In spring-fed ditch. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus ferrugineus |
In spring water. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus gyllenhali |
Moorland pools. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus longicornis |
In moorland flushes. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus longulus |
In peaty pools. May no longer exist here. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus melanarius |
In Sphagnum bogs. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus nigrita |
Moorland pools. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus obscurus |
Moorland pools. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus obsoletus |
Springheads. Scarce. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus palustris |
Coastal marshes. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus pubescens |
In standing and flowing freshwater. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus tessellatus |
In puddles and pools. |
| a water beetle |
Hydroporus tristis |
Moorland pools. |
| a rove beetle |
Hydrosmecta eximia |
On river shingle. Last record Porlock 1896 (Blue Anchor 1935) |
| a rove beetle |
Hydrosmecta fragilis |
River shingle. |
| a leaf beetle |
Hydrothassa marginella |
In wet meadows. |
| Black Pine Beetle |
Hylastes ater |
Under conifer bark. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Hylastes attenuatus |
Hopcott Common 1949. Under pine bark. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Hylastes opacus |
Under pine bark. |
| Gorse Bark Beetle |
Hylastinus obscurus |
Under gorse bark. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Hylesinus crenatus |
Horner Wood 1949. Under ash bark. |
| Pine Weevil |
Hylobius abietis |
Conifer plantations. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Hylurgops palliatus |
Under conifer bark. |
| a weevil |
Hypera arator |
On Legumes. |
| a weevil |
Hypera meles |
On Clovers and Medicks. |
| a weevil |
Hypera nigrirostris |
On restharrow on sand at the coast. |
| a weevil |
Hypera plantaginis |
A range of habitats. |
| a weevil |
Hypera pollux |
Syn. H. adspersa. Coastal marshes. |
| Clover Leaf Weevil |
Hypera postica |
On leguminous plants |
| Sandy Clover Weevil |
Hypera punctata |
on clover. |
| a weevil |
Hypera rumicis |
On docks. Minehead 1935. |
| a weevil |
Hypera venusta |
On western gorse. |
| a ladybird |
Hyperaspis pseudopustulata |
Notable. |
| a water beetle |
Hyphydrus ovatus |
Freshwater. |
| a click beetle |
Hypnoidus riparius |
Banks of streams or rivers. |
| a rove beetle |
Ilyobates nigricollis |
In leaf litter in woods. |
| a click beetle |
Ischnodes sanguinicollis |
In dead wood in old woodlands. Last record Porlock 1906. |
| a rove beetle |
Ischnoglossa prolixa |
Under bark. Porlock 1907. Nettlecombe 1866. |
| a thick-legged flower beetle |
Ischnomera caerulea s.l. |
In dead wood. |
| a thick-legged flower beetle |
Ischnomera cyanea |
In dead wood |
| a seed weevil |
Ischnopterapion (Chlorapion) virens |
Syn. Apion virens. On clover. |
| a seed weevil |
Ischnopterapion loti |
Syn. Apion loti. On Lotus corniculatus. |
| a seed weevil |
Ischnopterapion modestum |
|
| a darkling beetle |
Isomira murina |
A range of habitats. |
| a seed weevil |
Kalcapion semivittatum |
On annual mercury. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Kateretes rufilabris |
In a range of wet habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Kibunea minuta |
A range of habitats. |
| a carrion beetle |
Kissister minimus |
Sandy soil at the coast. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Kissophagus hederae |
Under ivy bark. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Laccobius atratus |
Moorland streams. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Laccobius bipunctatus |
In a range of freshwater habitats. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Laccobius minutus |
Ditches and ponds. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Laccobius striatulus |
Coastal marshes. Last Exmoor record Minehead 1906. |
| a water beetle |
Laccophilus minutus |
Coastal marshes. Last recorded Minehead 1935. |
| a darkling beetle |
Lagria hirta |
A range of habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Lamprosoma concolor |
in woodland |
| Glow-worm |
Lampyris noctiluca |
A range of habitats. |
| a weevil |
Larinus planus |
On thistles. |
| a mould beetle |
Lathridius minutes s.l. |
Minehead 1958. |
| a rove beetle |
Lathrobium brunnipes |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Lathrobium fulvipenne |
in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Lathrobium multipunctum |
Under stones. |
| a rove beetle |
Lathrobium quadratum |
Last Exmoor record Minehead, 1935. In wetlands |
| a rove beetle |
Lathrobium terminatum |
In upland bogs. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Leiodes litura |
In woodland. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Leiodes polita |
In woodland. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Leiodes rugosa |
In a range of habitats. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Leiopus nebulosus |
Woodland. |
| a weevil |
Leiosoma deflexum |
On buttercups. |
| a ground beetle |
Leistus ferrugineus |
Local in woodland |
| a ground beetle |
Leistus fulvibarbis |
Local in wet woodland |
| a ground beetle |
Leistus rufescens |
Rare on moorland |
| a ground beetle |
Leistus rufomarginatus |
An immigrant recently become resident. Rare. |
| a ground beetle |
Leistus spinibarbis |
Local in a range of habitats. |
| Ash Bark Beetle |
Leperisinus varius |
Syn. Hylesinus v. Under ash bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Leptacinus batychrus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a nest beetle |
Leptinus testaceus |
In nests of small mammals in woodland & parkland. |
| 6 spotted longhorn |
Leptura sexguttata |
In dead wood in old valley woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Leptusa fumida |
Under bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Leptusa pulchella |
Under bark. Last recorded Nettlecombe c1866. |
| a rove beetle |
Leptusa ruficollis |
Under bark. Last recorded Nettlecombe c1866. |
| a rove beetle |
Lesteva heeri |
In various wetland heaths. |
| a rove beetle |
Lesteva longoelytrata |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Lesteva pubescens |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Lesteva punctata |
On stream banks. |
| a small water beetle |
Limnebius truncatellus |
In a range of freshwater and wetland habitats. |
| a riffle beetle |
Limnius volckmari |
In fast-flowing streams and rivers |
| a weevil |
Limnobaris pilistriata |
On Sedges. |
| a weevil |
Limnobaris t-album |
On sedges. |
| a rove beetle |
Liogluta longiuscula |
In wet litter. Withypool 1948; Hopcott Common 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Liogluta oblongiuscula |
Syn. L. microptera Thomson. On banks of streams and rivers
in woodland. |
| a weevil |
Liophloeus tessulatus |
On ivy. |
| a hairy fungus beetle |
Litargus connexus |
In fungi on dead wood. Dunster 1919. |
| a rove beetle |
Lithocharis ochracea |
In vegetable detritus |
| a weevil |
Lixus vilis |
On common storksbill on sandy soils. Last Somerset RecordûMinehead
1906. Probably now extinct. |
| Willow Leaf Beetle |
Lochmaea caprea |
On willows. |
| Hawthorn Leaf Beetle |
Lochmaea crataegi |
On hawthorn blossom |
| Heather Beetle |
Lochmaea suturalis |
On heather moorland. Sometimes very abundant on Ling whichûthen
dies. |
| a rove beetle |
Lomechusa emarginata |
In ants nests on coastal heath. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus atricillus |
On Legumes. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus curtus |
On Boraginaceae. Recorded at Minehead 1935. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus exoletus |
On Boraginaceae. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus ganglbaueri |
On Senecio spp. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus holsaticus |
In valley fens on Lousewort. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus jacobaeae |
On ragwort. Minehead 1949. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus luridus |
A range of habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus melanocephalus |
On Plantains. Alcombe Common 1948. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus membranaceus |
On wood sage. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus nigrofasciatus |
On Mullein. Minehead 1946. |
| Flax Flea Beetle |
Longitarsus parvulus |
On flax. Porlock Weir 1949. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus pratensis |
On Plantains. |
| Chrysanthemum Flea Beetle |
Longitarsus succineus |
On Compositae. |
| a leaf beetle |
Longitarsus tabidus |
On Mullein. |
| a rove beetle |
Lordithon exoletus |
In rotten fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Lordithon lunulatus |
In fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Lordithon thoracicus |
In fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Lordithon trinotatus |
In fungi in woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Loricera pilicornis |
Common in a range of habitats |
| Stag Beetle |
Lucanus cervus |
In rotten wood in old woodlands. |
| a leaf beetle |
Luperus longicornis |
In birch woodland. |
| a false ladybird |
Lycoperdina bovistae |
In puff-ball fungi. Minehead 1953. |
| a rove beetle |
Lyprocorrhe anceps |
In nests of red wood ant. Porlock 1896. |
| a weevil |
Magdalis armigera |
On elm. |
| a weevil |
Magdalis carbonaria |
On birch. Minehead 1906. |
| Red tipped flower beetle |
Malachius bipustulatus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a malachite beetle |
Malachius viridis |
On flowering herbs in woods and meadows. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthinus balteatus |
Shrubs & trees in woods. (Devon) |
| Yellow-tipped Malthene |
Malthinus flaveolus |
Woodland. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthinus seriepunctatus |
Woodland. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes flavoguttatus |
In wet woodland. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes fuscus |
Woodland |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes guttifer |
On trees in woods. (Devon) |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes marginatus |
Woodland |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes maurus |
On trees. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes minimus |
in woodland |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes mysticus |
Woodland. Minehead 1906. |
| a soldier beetle |
Malthodes pumilus |
On low vegetation in hedgerows and fields or on oak. |
| a seed weevil |
Malvapion malvae |
on mallow |
| a leaf beetle |
Mantura chrysanthemi |
Feeds on Sheep's Sorrel. |
| a leaf beetle |
Mantura rustica |
On docks near the coast. |
| a weevil |
Mecinus pyraster |
On Plantains. |
| a rove beetle |
Medon brunneus |
In woodland and parkland leaf litter. Last Exmoor record Horner
1947. |
| a rove beetle |
Medon piceus |
In woodland leaf litter. Last recorded Porlock 1907. |
| a rove beetle |
Medon ripicola |
Damp places. |
| a rove beetle |
Megarthrus affinis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Megarthrus depressus |
In dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Megarthrus sinuatocollis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Megasternum obscurum |
In dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a false darkling beetle |
Melandrya caraboides |
In dead wood |
| a darkling beetle |
Melanimon tibialis |
On sandy soil at the coast. |
| a click beetle |
Melanotus villosus |
In dead wood |
| Common Pollen Beetle |
Meligethes aeneus |
On flowering plants. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes atratus |
On flowering plants. Last recorded Alcombe Common 1949. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes brunnicornis |
On flowers of hedge woundwort. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes flavimanus |
On flowering herbs & shrubs. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes obscurus |
On flowers. Wood sage etc. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes ovatus |
On flowering plants. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes planiusculus |
On vipers bugloss flowers. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Meligethes viridescens |
On flowering plants. |
| Oil Beetle |
Meloe proscarabaeus |
On dry grassland and heathland |
| Oil Beetle |
Meloe violaceus |
Ondry grassland and heathland |
| Maybug |
Melolontha melolontha |
On shrubs and trees or comes to light. |
| a rove beetle |
Meotica exilis |
On banks of streams. Porlock 1896. |
| a weevil |
Mesites tardii |
Syn. Rhopalomesites tardii. In dead wood. |
| a ground beetle |
Metabletus foveatus |
In dry open habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Metabletus obscuroguttatus |
Damp grassland. |
| a ground beetle |
Metabletus truncatellus |
Dry sandy soils. |
| a wasp-nest beetle |
Metoecus paradoxus |
In or near nests of social wasps. Comes to light. |
| a rove beetle |
Metopsia retusa |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Micralymma marina |
In intertidal rock crevices. Recorded Minehead 1935. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Micrambe villosus |
In gorse flowers. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Micrambe vini |
In gorse flowers. |
| Small Heather Weevil |
Micrelus ericae |
Coastal heath and moorland. |
| a marsh beetle |
Microcara testacea |
In valley fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Microlestes maurus |
On dry grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Micropeplus fulvus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Micropeplus staphylinoides |
In rotting vegetation. |
| Moss Flea Beetle |
Mniophila muscorum |
On moss in woods. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Monotoma angusticollis |
In nests of red wood ant. Porlock 1896. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Monotoma bicolor |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Monotoma conicicollis |
In nests of red wood ant. Porlock 1896. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Monotoma longicollis |
In vegetable detritus |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Monotoma picipes |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a tumbling flower beetle |
Mordellistena pumila |
On Umbellifers. |
| Hairy Cellar Beetle |
Mycetaea hirta |
In haystack refuse. Minehead 1958. |
| a hairy fungus beetle |
Mycetophagus atomarius |
In fungi. |
| a hairy fungus beetle |
Mycetophagus quadripustulatus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a rove beetle |
Mycetoporus angularis |
In moss and grass tussocks including cereal crops. |
| a rove beetle |
Mycetoporus splendidus |
In litter. Last record Alcombe Common 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Myllaena brevicornis |
In a range of wet habitats. Last record Porlock 1896 |
| a rove beetle |
Myllaena elongata |
Wetlands |
| a rove beetle |
Myllaena infuscata |
Upland bogs |
| a rove beetle |
Myllaena minuta |
Valley fen. Last record Withypool 1948 |
| a rove beetle |
Myrmecopora uvida |
In strandline litter |
| 18-spot Ladybird |
Myrrha octodecimguttata |
On Scots Pine. Probably an introduction. |
| Wharf Borer |
Nacerdes melanura |
In coastal driftwood. |
| Loosestrife Weevil |
Nanophyes marmoratus |
On Purple loosestrife. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Nargus velox |
In leaf litter in woodland |
| a round fungus beetle |
Nargus wilkini |
In woodland moss. |
| a ground beetle |
Nebria brevicollis |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Nebria salina |
Local on moorland and coastal heath. |
| Copra Beetle |
Necrobia rufipes |
On carrion. |
| a chequered beetle |
Necrobia violacea |
in carrion on the coast. |
| Shore sexton beetle |
Necrodes littoralis |
In carrion. |
| a rove beetle |
Nehemitropia sordida |
In vegetable refuse. Last Exmoor record 1896 Porlock. 1935ûat
Blue Anchor. |
| a small antlike beetle |
Neuraphes elongatulus |
Woodland. Recorded at Withypool, 1948. |
| Black Sexton Beetle |
Nicrophorus humator |
In carrion. |
| a sexton beetle |
Nicrophorus investigator |
In carrion or regularly comes to m/v light. |
| Common Burying Beetle |
Nicrophorus vespillo |
in carrion. |
| a sexton beetle |
Nicrophorus vespilloides |
In carrion |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Nitidula rufipes |
In carrion. |
| a weevil |
Notaris acridulus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a weevil |
Notaris scirpi |
Coastal marshes. |
| The Larger Noterus |
Noterus clavicornis |
Coastal marshes. Last record 1935 Minehead. |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus aquaticus |
Scarce on dry habitats |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus biguttatus |
Common in a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus germinyi |
Moorland. |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus palustris |
Scarce in damp places. |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus rufipes |
Rare in woodland.ûLast recorded 1935, Minehead |
| a ground beetle |
Notiophilus substriatus |
Scarce in dry habitats |
| a rove beetle |
Notothecta flavipes |
In nests of red wood ant. |
| Monoceros Beetle |
Notoxus monoceros |
On sandy soils at the coast. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocalea picata |
in woodland. Last recorded Porlock 1907. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocalea rivularis |
An indeterminate record from Nettlecome dated 1866. |
| Ivy Boring Beetle |
Ochina ptinoides |
In dead ivy branches. |
| a leaf beetle |
Ochrosis ventralis |
On Tripleurospermum. |
| a small water beetle |
Ochthebius bicolon |
Coastal marshes. |
| a small water beetle |
Ochthebius dilatatus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a small water beetle |
Ochthebius exsculptus |
In wet valley woodland. |
| a small water beetle |
Ochthebius marinus |
In brackish coastal ditches. |
| a small water beetle |
Ochthebius minimus |
coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Ochthephilus aureus |
On banks of streams and rivers. Last record Porlock 1896. |
| a small fungus beetle |
Octotemnus glabriculus |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus aeneocephalus |
Under stones; leaf litter,etc |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus ater |
In a range of coastal habitats. Last recorded Culbone 1951.ûIncreasing
inland? |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus brunnipes |
In grassland. Last recorded Porlock 1907 |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus compressus |
Now O. morsitans (Rossi) In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus fortunatarum |
Coastal grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus globulifer |
Under stones or in grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus melanarius |
In grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Ocypus nero |
Woodland. Last recorded Alcombe Common 1949. |
| Devil's Coach-horse |
Ocypus olens |
Open sites in woods and gardens. Syn. Staphylinus olens. |
| a thick-legged flower beetle |
Oedemera lurida |
in grassland |
| a thick-legged flower beetle |
Oedemera nobilis |
In a range of habitats. |
| a click beetle |
Oedostethus quadripustulatus |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| Red-breasted carrion beetle |
Oiceoptoma thoracicum |
In carrion. |
| a smut beetle |
Olibrus aeneus |
On flowering composites. |
| a smut beetle |
Olibrus affinis |
In flowers. Mainly coastal. |
| a smut beetle |
Olibrus corticalis |
On flowering composites. |
| a smut beetle |
Olibrus liquidus |
On flowering composites. |
| a smut beetle |
Olibrus pygmaeus |
On flowering composites. Minehead 1935. |
| a rove beetle |
Oligota apicata |
woodland |
| a ground beetle |
Olisthopus rotundatus |
In a range of dry, open habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Olophrum piceum |
In woodland & moorland |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium caesum |
in vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium excavatum |
In vegetable detritus. Last recorded Selworthy 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium laeviusculum |
Under strandline litter on the coast. Last Exmoor record Dunster
1919. (But Blue Anchor 1957) |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium oxyacanthae |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium rivulare |
In vegetable detritus, carrion, etc. |
| a rove beetle |
Omalium septentrionis |
Rotting vegetation. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Omosita colon |
in carrion. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Omosita depressa |
in carrion. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Omosita discoidea |
in carrion. |
| a seed weevil |
Omphalapion hookeri |
Syn. Apion h. On mayweed. |
| a seed weevil |
Omphalapion laevigatum |
Syn. Apion sorbi. On mayweed. |
| a thick-legged flower beetle |
Oncomera femorata |
in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Ontholestes murinus |
In dung and carrion. |
| a rove beetle |
Ontholestes tessellatus |
Widespread. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus coenobita |
In dung. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus joannae |
In dung. Minehead 1946. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus nuchicornis |
In dung. Minehead and Selworthy 1946. Formerly much confused
withûO.similis. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus nutans |
In sheep dung. Very rare. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus similis |
In dung on dry sandy soils. |
| a dung beetle or chafer |
Onthophagus vacca |
On grassland in dung. Dunster 1919. |
| a carrion beetle |
Onthophilus striatus |
In dung or vegetable detritus. |
| a ground beetle |
Oodes helopioides |
In wetlands. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Ootypus globosus |
In dung. |
| a darkling beetle |
Opatrum sabulosum |
On sand at the coast. Dunster 1919. |
| a chequered beetle |
Opilo mollis |
Scarce. |
| a false darkling beetle |
Orchesia micans |
On fungi in old woodlands. |
| a false darkling beetle |
Orchesia minor |
On fungi in old woodland |
| a false darkling beetle |
Orchesia undulata |
Under bark of trees |
| Hairy Whirligig |
Orectochilus villosus |
Streams & rivers. |
| a water beetle |
Oreodytes davisi |
in freshwater. |
| a water beetle |
Oreodytes sanmarki |
In gravelly streams and rivers. |
| a water beetle |
Oreodytes septentrionalis |
In gravelly streams and rivers. |
| Violet Weevil |
Orobitis cyaneus |
On violets. |
| a leaf beetle |
Orsodacne cerasi |
On flowers and shrubs. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Orthotomicus laricis |
Under conifer bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Othius angustus |
In moss or damp litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Othius laeviusculus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Othius myrmecophilus |
In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Othius punctulatus |
In woodland. |
| Strawberry Root Weevil |
Otiorhynchus ovatus |
On sandy soils. |
| Strawberry Root Weevil |
Otiorhynchus rugifrons |
On dry grassland. |
| Strawberry Root Weevil |
Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus |
On dry grassland |
| Raspberry Weevil |
Otiorhynchus singularis |
A range of habitats. |
| Vine Weevil |
Otiorhynchus sulcatus |
A range of habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Oulema lichenis |
A range of habitats. |
| Cereal Leaf Beetle |
Oulema melanopa |
A range of habitats. |
| a riffle beetle |
Oulimnius troglodytes |
In freshwater |
| a riffle beetle |
Oulimnius tuberculatus |
in freshwater |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda alternans |
In rotting fungi. Nettlecombe (no date) |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda annularis |
in vegetable detritus. Nettlecombe 1866? |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda elongatula |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda haemorrhoa |
In nests of the red wood ant. Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda lividipennis |
In rotting material. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda opaca |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda spectabilis |
In mole nests. Porlock 1907. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda umbrata |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxypoda vittata |
In or near ants nests. |
| a seed weevil |
Oxystoma craccae |
Syn. Apion craccae. On tufted vetch. |
| a seed weevil |
Oxystoma pomonae |
Syn. Apion pomonae. On Vicia sativa. (Common Vetch) |
| a rove beetle |
Oxytelus laqueatus |
In herbivore dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Oxytelus sculptus |
Coastal marsh. Last record Minehead 1906. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Pachytodes cerambyciformis |
In woodland. (Judolia c.) |
| a rove beetle |
Paederus fuscipes |
Damp places. |
| a rove beetle |
Paederus littoralis |
In a range of open habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Paederus riparius |
Coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Panagaeus bipustulatus |
On sand at the coast |
| a carrion beetle |
Paralister carbonarius |
in dung and vegetable detritus. |
| a carrion beetle |
Paromalus flavicornis |
Under bark of decaying wood, in parkland. |
| a ground beetle |
Patrobus atrorufus |
Scarce in humid woodland. |
| a flat bark beetle |
Pediacus dermestoides |
Under bark in old trees. |
| a crawling water beetle |
Peltodytes caesus |
Coastal marshes. |
| Wood-boring Weevil |
Pentarthrum huttoni |
Under bark. |
| a seed weevil |
Perapion curtirostre |
On dock. |
| a seed weevil |
Perapion hydrolapathi |
on dock |
| a seed weevil |
Perapion marchicum |
On Sheep's sorrel. |
| a seed weevil |
Perapion violaceum |
On dock. |
| Mustard Beetle |
Phaedon armoraciae |
Coastal marshes. |
| Mustard Beetle |
Phaedon cochleariae |
On crucifers. (Watercress Beetle) |
| Celery Leaf Beetle |
Phaedon tumidulus |
On umbellifers often Hogweed. |
| a smut beetle |
Phalacrus brunnipes |
On smutted sedges. Minehead 1906. |
| a smut beetle |
Phalacrus corruscus |
On smutted grasses. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus addendus |
Last recorded Dunster, 1919. In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus albipes |
Last record Minehead 1946. In dung and compost. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus cephalotes |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus cognatus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus cruentatus |
Under stones and in moss. Last recorded Minehead 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus decorus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus fimetarius |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus intermedius |
Last record Minehead 1947. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus laminatus |
In vegetable detritus and dung. Last recorded Minehead 1947. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus longicornis |
in grassland. Last recorded Porlock 1907 |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus marginatus |
in a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus micans |
in coastal marshes. Last record Porlock Weir 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus politus |
In a range of habitats |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus puella |
Woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus quisquiliarius |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus rectangulus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus rubripennis |
On gravelly river banks. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus sanguinolentus |
Decaying grass and dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus splendens |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus succicola |
In rotten fungi in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus tenuicornis |
Dung and leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus umbratilis |
Damp leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus varians |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus varius |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Philonthus ventralis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| Marram Weevil |
Philopedon plagiatus |
On sand at the coast. Dunster Beach 1949. |
| a rove beetle |
Philorinum sordidum |
On gorse flowers. |
| a rove beetle |
Phloeocharis subtilissima |
in old woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Phloeonomus punctipennis |
Under bark in woodland. |
| a weevil |
Phloeophagus lignarius |
In dead wood. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Phloeophthorus rhododactylus |
Under gorse bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Phloeopora angustiformis |
Under tree bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Phloeopora testacea |
Porlock, 1907. Under bark. |
| a rove beetle |
Phloeostiba plana |
Under sappy bark. Last Exmoor record, Dunster 1919. |
| a beetle |
Phloiophilus edwardsi |
On fungi in woodland. |
| a false darkling beetle |
Phloiotrya vaudoueri |
In dead wood of beech |
| Brassy Willow Beetle |
Phratora vitellinae |
Syn.(Phyllodecta v.) On willows. |
| a darkling beetle |
Phylan gibbus |
On sandy soil near the coast. |
| Silver-green Leaf Weevil |
Phyllobius argentatus |
On trees. |
| a weevil |
Phyllobius calcaratus |
On alder. |
| Brown Leaf Weevil |
Phyllobius oblongus |
On trees. Woodcombe 1952. |
| a weevil |
Phyllobius pomaceus |
On nettles. |
| Common Leaf Weevil |
Phyllobius pyri |
On trees |
| Small Green Nettle Weevil |
Phyllobius roboretanus |
Minehead 1948. On trees. |
| Green Nettle Weevil |
Phyllobius viridiaeris |
On herbs & shrubs. |
| a leaf beetle |
Phyllodecta laticollis |
On poplars. |
| a rove beetle |
Phyllodrepa floralis |
in woodland |
| Garden Chafer |
Phyllopertha horticola |
On grassland and moorland. |
| Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta atra |
On crucifers. Minehead 1935. |
| Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta consobrina |
On crucifers. Minehead 1953. |
| Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta cruciferae |
On crucifers. Alcombe 1935. |
| a leaf beetle |
Phyllotreta diademata |
On scurvy-grass (Cochlearia) Washford 1935. |
| a leaf beetle |
Phyllotreta flexuosa |
On crucifers |
| Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta nemorum |
On crucifers |
| Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta nigripes |
On crucifers |
| a leaf beetle |
Phyllotreta ochripes |
On garlic mustard. |
| a leaf beetle |
Phyllotreta tetrastigma |
On crucifers on wetlands. Alcombe Common 1949. |
| Small Turnip Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta undulata |
On crucifers. Selworthy 1949. |
| Barley Flea Beetle |
Phyllotreta vittula |
On crucifers. Selworthy 1950 |
| Tanbark Borer |
Phymatodes testaceus |
In dead wood. |
| a weevil |
Phytobius olssoni |
Syn. Pelenomus olssoni. On Lythrum portula. |
| a weevil |
Phytobius quadrituberculatus |
Syn. Pelenomus q. On Polygonaceae. |
| Banded Pine Weevil |
Pissodes castaneus |
On pine. Probably an introduction. Found Minehead 1954 in
a house. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Pityogenes bidentatus |
On conifer twigs. Selworthy 1949. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Pityophthorus pubescens |
On conifer twigs. |
| a water beetle |
Platambus maculatus |
In fast flowing streams. |
| a leaf beetle |
Plateumaris discolor |
On boggy moorland. |
| a net-winged beetle |
Platycis minuta |
In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Platydracus fulvipes |
Moorland. |
| a rove beetle |
Platydracus stercorarius |
In decaying vegetation. |
| Oak Pin-hole Borer |
Platypus cylindrus |
Under oak bark. |
| Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil |
Platyrhinus resinosus |
On Cramp-ball (Daldinia) fungi in woods. |
| a rove beetle |
Platystethus arenarius |
In vegetable detritus and dung. |
| a rove beetle |
Platystethus cornutus |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Platystethus nitens |
In coastal marshes. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Pocadius ferrugineus |
In decaying fungi. |
| a soldier beetle |
Podabrus alpinus |
On vegetation in woods. Comes to light. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Pogonocherus hispidus |
Woodland |
| a ground beetle |
Pogonus chalceus |
In salt marshes. |
| a weevil |
Polydrusus cervinus |
In woodland. Minehead 1948. |
| a weevil |
Polydrusus confluens |
On gorse. |
| a weevil |
Polydrusus pterygomalis |
on trees. |
| a weevil |
Polydrusus sericeus |
On birch and alder. |
| a weevil |
Polydrusus undatus |
On oak in woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Polystomota grisea |
In strandline litter. Minehead 1935. |
| Brooklime Leaf Beetle |
Prasocuris junci |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a leaf beetle |
Prasocuris phellandrii |
Coastal marshes. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Pria dulcamarae |
on bittersweet. |
| a marsh beetle |
Prionocyphon serricornis |
In rotholes in old beeches. |
| a darkling beetle |
Prionychus ater |
In rotting trees. |
| 14-spot Ladybird |
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata |
A range of habitats. |
| Chequered Click Beetle |
Prosternon tessellatum |
National Trust record, Devon. Heaths or damp meadows. |
| Clover Seed Weevil |
Protapion assimile |
Syn. Apion assimile. On red clover. Minehead 1935. |
| a seed weevil |
Protapion difforme |
Syn. Apion difforme. On clover. Minehead 1935. |
| White Clover Seed Weevil |
Protapion fulvipes |
Syn. Apion difchroum. On clover. |
| a seed weevil |
Protapion nigritarse |
Syn. Apion nigritarse. On clover. |
| a seed weevil |
Protapion schoenherri |
Syn. Apion schoenherri. On coastal grassland. |
| Clover Seed Weevil |
Protapion trifolii |
Syn. Apion trifolii. On white clover. |
| a seed weevil |
Protapion varipes |
Sun. Apion varipes. On clover. Porlock Weir 1935. |
| a rove beetle |
Proteinus brachypterus |
In woodland |
| a rove beetle |
Proteinus ovalis |
In grassland |
| a seed weevil |
Protopirapion atratulum |
On gorse. |
| a weevil |
Pselactus spadix |
In dead wood at the coast. Minehead 1935; Blue Anchor 1954. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Pselaphus heisei |
in wetlands. Withypool 1948. |
| a seed weevil |
Pseudapion rufirostre |
on mallow. |
| a darkling beetle |
Pseudocistela ceramboides |
In dead wood. |
| a rove beetle |
Pseudopsis sulcata |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a hairy fungus beetle |
Pseudotriphyllus suturalis |
In bracket fungi. |
| Potato Flea Beetle |
Psylliodes affinis |
On bittersweet. (or a pest of cultivated potato) |
| Hop Flea Beetle |
Psylliodes attenuata |
On hops. |
| Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle |
Psylliodes chrysocephala |
On crucifers. |
| a leaf beetle |
Psylliodes cuprea |
Recorded in Devon Exmoor otherwise only on the Levels. |
| a leaf beetle |
Psylliodes napi |
A range of habitats. |
| 22-spot Ladybird |
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata |
Has a range of habitats. |
| a featherwing beetle |
Ptenidium longicorne |
Damp litter. |
| a featherwing beetle |
Ptenidium nitidum |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus adstrictus |
Grassland and moorland. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus aethiops |
Upland woodlands and moorland. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus angustatus |
Notable. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus cupreus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus diligens |
In moorland bogs and fens. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus longicollis |
Coastal marshes. |
| Black Clock |
Pterostichus madidus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus melanarius |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus niger |
In woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus nigrita |
In a range of wet habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus |
In ancient oak woodland. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus rhaeticus |
Various habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus strenuus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus vernalis |
In a range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Pterostichus versicolor |
In a range of open habitats. |
| Fan-bearing Wood-borer |
Ptilinus pectinicornis |
In dead wood |
| a wood boring beetle |
Ptinomorphus imperialis |
In dead wood. |
| White-marked Spider Beetle |
Ptinus fur |
Indoors or out. |
| a spider beetle |
Ptinus sexpunctatus |
In houses. Probable introduction. |
| a spider beetle |
Ptinus subpilosus |
Under bark |
| a round fungus beetle |
Ptomaphagus subvillosus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| Black-headed Cardinal Beetle |
Pyrochroa coccinea |
In dead wood on coastal marshes. |
| Common Cardinal Beetle |
Pyrochroa serraticornis |
In dead wood. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius aridulus |
On dry sandy soils at the coast. Last record Porlock 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius auricomus |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius boops |
On gravelly river banks. Last record Porlock 1948 |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius brevicornis |
In birds nests Only record 1866 Nettlecombe. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius cinctus |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius cruentus |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius curtipennis |
Woodland moss. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius fuliginosus |
Wetlands. Last recorded Porlock 1921. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius fumatus |
Under fungus. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius invreae |
In mammal nests. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius lateralis |
Rotting items in woods. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius maurorufus |
in wetlands. Last recorded Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius maurus |
Under bark |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius mesomelinus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius microps |
In dead wood in old parkland. Last record Nettlecombe 1888 |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius molochinus |
Many habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius nemoralis |
In dead wood in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius nigriceps |
In litter on dry sandy soils often under conifers. Last record
Minehead 1958. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius nitipennis |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius pallipes |
In strandline litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius picipes |
Has a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius riparius |
On banks of small streams. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius semiaeneus |
Coastal marshes. Last recorded Minehead 1946 |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius semiobscurus |
Moss and grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius tristis |
In open country. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius umbrinus |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius ventralis |
In trees. |
| a rove beetle |
Quedius xanthopus |
Under bark in old woodland. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Reichenbachia juncorum |
In wetlands. Withypool 1948. |
| Two-banded Longhorn |
Rhagium bifasciatum |
In dead wood. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Rhagium mordax |
In dead wood. |
| The Bloodsucker |
Rhagonycha fulva |
A range of habitats. |
| a soldier beetle |
Rhagonycha lignosa |
A range of habitats. |
| a soldier beetle |
Rhagonycha limbata |
Syn. R. femoralis On flowering herbs and shrubs in damp meadowsûand
woods. |
| a soldier beetle |
Rhagonycha testacea |
On vegetation in damp meadows and woods. |
| a weevil |
Rhamphus oxyacanthae |
On hawthorn. |
| a weevil |
Rhamphus pulicarius s.l. |
On birch. |
| a water beetle |
Rhantus suturellus |
In boggy moorland pools. |
| a weevil |
Rhinoncus castor |
On sheeps sorrel |
| a weevil |
Rhinoncus inconspectus |
On Polygonum amphibium. |
| a weevil |
Rhinoncus pericarpius |
On Polygonaceae |
| a weevil |
Rhinoncus perpendicularis |
On bistort and persicaria. |
| a false weevil |
Rhinosimus planirostris |
Under park |
| a false weevil |
Rhinosimus ruficollis |
Under bark |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Rhizophagus bipustulatus |
Under tree bark. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Rhizophagus depressus |
Under dead tree bark. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Rhizophagus dispar |
Under tree bark. |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Rhizophagus ferrugineus |
Under tree bark |
| a narrow bark beetle |
Rhizophagus perforatus |
Under tree bark. |
| a weevil |
Rhynchaenus alni |
On elm. |
| a weevil |
Rhynchaenus avellanae |
On hazel and oak. |
| Beech Leaf Miner |
Rhynchaenus fagi |
On beech. |
| a weevil |
Rhynchaenus pilosus |
On oak |
| a weevil |
Rhynchaenus quercus |
On oak. |
| a weevil |
Rhynchaenus rusci |
On birch |
| a leafroller weevil |
Rhynchites aeneovirens |
In oak woodland. |
| Apple Fruit Rhynchites |
Rhynchites aequatus |
On hawthorn. Minehead 1906. |
| Apple Twig Cutter |
Rhynchites caeruleus |
On trees and shrubs. Bossington on poplar bark 1896. |
| Strawberry Rhynchites |
Rhynchites germanicus |
On rosaceous plants. |
| a leafroller weevil |
Rhynchites tomentosus |
On birch. |
| a weevil |
Rhyncolus ater |
Syn. R. chloropus. In dead wood. |
| a ladybird |
Rhyzobius litura |
A range of habitats. Alcombe Marshes 1951. |
| a rove beetle |
Rugilus erichsoni |
In vegetable detritus. Last Exmoor record Porlock 1896. |
| a rove beetle |
Rugilus geniculatus |
Damp grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Rugilus orbiculatus |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Rugilus rufipes |
In vegetable detritus. Last Exmoor record Alcombe 1935. |
| Spotted Longhorn |
Rutpela maculata |
in woodland. |
| a false weevil |
Salpingus castaneus |
On Scots Pine |
| a false weevil |
Salpingus reyi |
On burnt gorse. |
| Small Poplar Borer |
Saperda populnea |
On Populus sp. |
| a carrion beetle |
Saprinus aeneus |
In carrion. |
| a darkling beetle |
Scaphidema metallicum |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a shining fungus beetle |
Scaphidium quadrimaculatum |
In woodland. |
| a shining fungus beetle |
Scaphisoma agaricinum |
In rotten wood. Last Exmoor record 1866 at Nettlecombe. |
| a shining fungus beetle |
Scaphisoma boleti |
In rotten wood. |
| Strawberry Root Weevil |
Sciaphilus asperatus |
On shrubs. |
| a round fungus beetle |
Sciodrepoides watsoni |
In carrion |
| a marsh beetle |
Scirtes hemisphaericus |
In coastal marshes. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Scolytus intricatus |
Under oak bark. |
| Small Elm Bark Beetle |
Scolytus multistriatus |
On elm. |
| Large Elm Bark Beetle |
Scolytus scolytus |
On elm. Carrier of Dutch elm disease. |
| a small antlike beetle |
Scydmaenus tarsatus |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a ladybird |
Scymnus auritus |
On vegetation. Minehead 1956. |
| a ladybird |
Scymnus frontalis |
On vegetation. Minehead 1954. |
| a ladybird |
Scymnus limbatus |
Coastal marshes. Minehead 1947. |
| a click beetle |
Selatosomus aeneus |
On moorland and coastal heath. |
| a rove beetle |
Sepedophilus littoreus |
In damp grass litter near freshwater. |
| a rove beetle |
Sepedophilus lusitanicus |
In dead wood in conifer woodland. |
| Brown Chafer |
Serica brunnea |
In moss or rotting stumps, or comes to light. |
| a leaf beetle |
Sermylassa halensis |
On dry grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Siagonium quadricorne |
under bark. |
| a weevil |
Sibinia primitus |
On Sweet Alison. |
| Black Snail Beetle |
Silpha atrata |
In a range of habitats. |
| a sexton beetle |
Silpha laevigata |
Coastal grassland. |
| a sexton beetle |
Silpha obscura |
Coastal grassland. Recorded 1946 at Minehead. |
| a sexton beetle |
Silpha tristis |
Coastal grassland. |
| a pill beetle |
Simplocaria semistriata |
In a range of habitats. |
| Rhinoceros Beetle |
Sinodendron cylindricum |
In rotten wood. |
| a weevil |
Sitona cambricus |
A range of habitats. |
| Clover Weevil |
Sitona hispidulus |
On clover. |
| a weevil |
Sitona lepidus |
On clover. |
| Pea and Bean Weevil |
Sitona lineatus |
On Legumes. |
| a weevil |
Sitona puncticollis |
On clover. Minehead 1906. |
| a weevil |
Sitona regensteinensis |
On gorse. |
| a weevil |
Sitona striatellus |
On gorse. |
| Clover Weevil |
Sitona sulcifrons |
On clover. |
| a weevil |
Sitona suturalis |
On vetches. |
| a weevil |
Sitona waterhousei |
On Lotus corniculatus. |
| a weevil |
Smicronyx jungermanniae |
On lesser dodder on coastal heath. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Soronia grisea |
In vegetable detritus. Minehead 1935. |
| a pollen or sap beetle |
Soronia punctatissima |
In sappy old oak trees. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Sphaeridium bipustulatum |
Entered as S. marginatum Fabricius.ûIn dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Sphaeridium lunatum |
In herbivore dung. |
| a scavenger water beetle |
Sphaeridium scarabaeoides |
In dung. |
| a leaf beetle |
Sphaeroderma testaceum |
On thistles. |
| a rove beetle |
Staphylinus dimidiaticornis |
On coastal grassland. |
| a rove beetle |
Staphylinus erythropterus |
on moorland. |
| a click beetle |
Stenagostus rhombeus |
Under bark. |
| a small antlike beetle |
Stenichnus bicolor |
Under bark of old parkland trees. |
| a small antlike beetle |
Stenichnus collaris |
woodland |
| a small antlike beetle |
Stenichnus poweri |
On shingle beach. |
| a weevil |
Stenocarus umbrinus |
Syn. S. ruficornis On poppy. Minehead 1947. |
| Variable Longhorn |
Stenocorus meridianus |
In dead wood. |
| a ground beetle |
Stenolophus mixtus |
In coastal marshes. Last recorded Minehed, 1935. |
| a seed weevil |
Stenopterapion (Cobosiotherium) scutellare |
Syn. Apion scutellare. On Western Gorse. |
| a seed weevil |
Stenopterapion tenue |
On medick. Syn. Apion tenue. |
| Lime beetle |
Stenostola dubia |
On Lime trees. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus aceris |
Last record Hopcott, 1935. Woodland/heathland. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus bifoveolatus |
Grassy places near water. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus bimaculatus |
Wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus brunnipes |
In a range of dry habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus canescens |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus cicindeloides |
Vegetation near water. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus clavicornis |
In open country. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus exiguus |
Under stones. Last recorded Minehead 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus flavipes |
in wetlands |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus fulvicornis |
Damp places |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus fuscipes |
Coastal marshes. Last recorded Alcombe 1935 |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus geniculatus |
on moorland |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus guttula |
On stream and river banks. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus guynemeri |
On stream banks in woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus impressus |
In a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus juno |
In wetlands. Last Exmoor record Minehead 1935. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus latifrons |
In wetlands |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus lustrator |
In valley fen. Last recorded Withypool 1948. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus nanus |
Last Exmoor record Porlock, 1896. Coastal marsh. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus nigritulus |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus nitidiusculus |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus ossium |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus pallipes |
In a range of wetland habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus pallitarsis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus picipennis |
Damp places. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus picipes |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus providus |
In valley fen. Last Exmoor record Withypool 1948. Syn. S.
rogeri Kraatz. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus pubescens |
Damp places. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus similis |
In wetlands. |
| a rove beetle |
Stenus tarsalis |
in wetlands. |
| a water beetle |
Stictonectes lepidus |
Moorland pools. |
| a smut beetle |
Stilbus oblongus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a ground beetle |
Stomis pumicatus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Strangalia aurulenta |
In oak woodland. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Strangalia melanura |
In woodland. Minehead 1906. Other Somerset locations in 1990s. |
| a longhorn beetle |
Strangalia quadrifasciata |
Woodland. Dulverton 1913. |
| Nut Leaf Weevil |
Strophosoma melanogrammum |
In woodland. |
| a weevil |
Strophosoma nebulosum |
On moorland and coastal heath. |
| 24-spot Ladybird |
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata |
A range of habitats |
| a rove beetle |
Sunius melanocephalus |
In moss. Last Exmoor record Porlock 1896. |
| a ground beetle |
Synuchus nivalis |
On dry sandy soil. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachinus humeralis |
In woodland. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachinus laticollis |
In vegetable detritus. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachinus marginellus |
In vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Tachinus signatus |
in vegetable detritus |
| a rove beetle |
Tachinus subterraneus |
In decaying fungi and carrion. |
| a weevil |
Tachyerges salicis |
Syn. Rhynchaenus sal. On willow. |
| a weevil |
Tachyerges stigma |
Syn. Rhynchaenus s. On willow. Nettlecombe 1891. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus atriceps |
Grassland and woods. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus chrysomelinus |
A range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus dispar |
In moss and leaf litter. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus formosus |
in litter |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus hypnorum |
in a range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus nitidulus |
A range of habitats |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus obtusus |
A range of habitats. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus pallidus |
Coastal marshes. |
| a rove beetle |
Tachyporus solutus |
A range of habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Tachys parvulus |
Coastal. |
| a seed weevil |
Taeniapion urticarium |
On nettles. |
| Duckweed Weevil |
Tanysphyrus lemnae |
Coastal marshes. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Telmatophilus caricis |
Coastal marshes. |
| a silken fungus beetle |
Telmatophilus typhae |
Coastal marshes. |
| Mealworm Beetle |
Tenebrio molitor |
In buildings. |
| a shiny fungus beetle |
Tetratoma desmaresti |
In bracket fungi. |
| a rove beetle |
Thamiaraea cinnamomea |
At sap runs on trees. Minehead 1935. |
| a rove beetle |
Thamiaraea hospita |
In compost. |
| Ant Beetle |
Thanasimus formicarius |
in dead wood. |
| a sexton beetle |
Thanatophilus rugosus |
In carrion. |
| a sexton beetle |
Thanatophilus sinuatus |
in carrion. |
| a rove beetle |
Thinodromus arcuatus |
River banks. |
| a weevil |
Thryogenes nereis |
coastal marshes. |
| a domed fungus beetle |
Thymalus limbatus |
On dead wood in old woodland and parkland. |
| Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle |
Timarcha goettingenis |
On dry grassland. |
| Bloody-nosed Beetle |
Timarcha tenebricosa |
A range of habitats. |
| Large Pine Shoot Beetle |
Tomicus piniperda |
On conifers. Minehead 1949. |
| a weevil |
Trachodes hispidus |
Oak woodlands. Porlock 1934. Noted in Devon 1990s. |
| a weevil |
Trachyphloeus angustistelus |
On heaths. |
| a weevil |
Trachyphloeus asperatus |
Coastal. On plant roots. |
| a weevil |
Trachyphloeus bifoveolatus |
On dry grassland. |
| a weevil |
Trachyphloeus laticollis |
On dry grassland. Porlock 1896. |
| Devil's-bit Jewel Beetle |
Trachys troglodytes |
On Devil's-bit Scabious. |
| a ground beetle |
Trechus fulvus |
Coastal. |
| a ground beetle |
Trechus obtusus |
Common on moorland and sometimes in other habitats. |
| a ground beetle |
Trechus quadristriatus |
Common in a range of habitats |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Trichonyx sulcicollis |
Under oak bark. Nettlecome 1866. |
| a weevil |
Trichosirocalus troglodytes |
In grassland. |
| a hairy fungus beetle |
Triphyllus bicolor |
In bracket fungi. |
| a shiny fungus beetle |
Triplax aenea |
In fungi on dead wood. |
| a small false click beetle |
Trixagus carinifrons |
In leaf litter, etc. |
| a small false click beetle |
Trixagus dermestoides |
In woodland. |
| a hide beetle |
Trox scaber |
In birds nests. |
| a weevil |
Tychius junceus |
On medicks and clovers. |
| a weevil |
Tychius picirostris |
Syn. Miccotrogus p. On clovers. |
| a weevil |
Tychius pusillus |
On gorse. |
| a weevil |
Tychius squamulatus |
On bird's-foot trefoil. |
| a weevil |
Tychius stephensi |
On bird's-foot trefoil. |
| a weevil |
Tychius tibialis |
On coastal grassland on clovers. |
| a short-winged mould beetle |
Tychus niger |
In a range of habitats. |
| Hairy Fungus Beetle |
Typhaea stercorea |
In haystack refuse. |
| Minotaur Beetle |
Typhaeus typhoeus |
On moorland and coastal heath. |
| 16-spot Ladybird |
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata |
Coastal grassland. |
| a false weevil |
Vincenzellus ruficollis |
Under bark |
| a rove beetle |
Xantholinus glabratus |
In grassland |
| a rove beetle |
Xantholinus linearis |
In open country. |
| a rove beetle |
Xantholinus longiventris |
In a range of habitats. |
| Death Watch Beetle |
Xestobium rufovillosum |
In dead wood and old buildings. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Xyloterus domesticus |
Syn. Trypodendron d. Under oak bark. Porlock, 1907. Recorded
from Devon Exmoor 1980s. |
| a bark or ambrosia beetle |
Xyloterus signatus |
Syn. Trypodendron s. Under oak bark. Porlock 1907. |
| a click beetle |
Zorochros minimus |
Rivers and streams. |
| a rove beetle |
Zyras funestus |
Dunster 1919. In ants nests. |
| a rove beetle |
Zyras humeralis |
In ants nests. |
| a rove beetle |
Zyras limbatus |
In ants nests. |
