Paracorixa concinna
Length 7 to 8 mm. Hind tarsus with small dark mark at apex of inner edge, opposite similar mark on base of claw; corium sharply wrinkled longitudinally, light dorsal markings fragmented.
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Found in a variety of habitats including ponds and lakes, often attracted to light traps.
To follow.
Widespread in Britain.
Not commonly recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Blaby Grove Park
08 April 2023
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
14 August 2021
AJ Cann
Blaby Grove Park
08 April 2023
hind leg
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
14 August 2021
pala
AJ Cann
Blaby Grove Park
08 April 2023
male pala
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Corixidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 26/09/2001 (Derek Lott)
- Last record:
- 08/04/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
14 August 2021
hind tarsus and claw
