Stomis pumicatus
6.5-8.5mm. Dark brown but with pale yellow legs and antennae. It is elongate in shape with prominent mandibles projecting forward which are as long as the head. The right-hand mandible is broader than the left and slightly shorter. Wings are usually absent or maybe very short.
Damp and shady habitats, such as woodland.
All year, with numbers peaking in May and June. They overwinter under bark or in grass tussocks.
Fairly common and widespread.
Uncommon.
David Nicholls
River Soar, Cossington
17 February 2024
David Nicholls
River Soar, Cossington
17 February 2024
David Nicholls
River Soar, Cossington
17 February 2024
David Nicholls
Narborough Bog NR
08 November 2023
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Carabidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 01/05/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 17/02/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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