Limodromus assimilis
This all black beetle is 9-12mm and has dark brown legs and antennae, though the femora and antennal bases are black. It has a sinuate pronotum with sharp and raised hind angles.
Various habitats in search of prey, but tends to favour damper locations and is often found in woods.
Most often seen between spring and summer
This is a fast moving predatory species
Widespread and abundant in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 142 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David Nicholls
Jubilee Walk, Leire
29 March 2011
David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
07 February 2013
AJ Cann
Launde Park Wood
26 November 2016
AJ Cann
Launde Park Wood
26 November 2016
David Nicholls
Ratby Burroughs
07 February 2013
David Nicholls
Ratby, Burroughs Wood
29 November 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 29
- First record:
- 16/05/2009 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 07/06/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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David Nicholls
Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
04 January 2024
David Nicholls
Tilton Cutting NR
23 May 2009
David Nicholls
Husbands Boswoth Millenium Wood
03 January 2023
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
13 March 2014
David Nicholls
Piper Wood, Shepshed
15 April 2023
