Scaphisoma agaricinum
A small (2 mm) black beetle with a distinctive tear drop shape.
Found in rotting timber and bracket fungi.
All year round, especially August and September.
Widespread in southern Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland but probably under-recorded due to the very small size.
David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Wood
29 November 2023
glfmaf14
Bradgate Park
21 September 2013
David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Wood
29 November 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Staphylinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 21/09/2013 (FINCH, GRAHAM)
- Last record:
- 29/11/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Wood
29 November 2023
David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Wood
29 November 2023
