Peritrechus nubilus

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    Description

    Length 5 to 6 mm. The groundbug Peritrechus nubilus has the 3rd antennal segment thinner than the 1st and the pronotum is square-sided. The markings on the upper surface are quite bright and there is usually a prominent pale spot at the base of the membrane. Hind tibiae are dark.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Leaf litter. 

    When to see it

    All year round.

    UK Status

    Appears to be rather local. Recorded from a variety of habitats across southern and eastern England.

    VC55 Status

    Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

    • AJ Cann
      Oadby Brock's Hill
      30 October 2019
    • AJ Cann
      Church Langton
      12 January 2019
    • AJ Cann
      Asfordby Hill
      03 January 2020
    • AJ Cann
      Oadby Brock's Hill
      30 October 2019

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • AJ Cann
      Gumley
      03 January 2019