Probably the most unexpected and interesting beetle over the weekend was this lumpy weevil that Graeme Lyons swept from bracken ....
Syagrius intrudens
This genus is endemic to Eastern Australia, but so far this species is uknown from there and may be extinct in it's native range. It is assumed to be adventive, and as such has no conservation status, but the UK sites holding it are likely to be of critical importance.
Later in the evening after dark, this smart
Helops caeruleus
And one from Heyshott Down the following day ....
Cryptocephalus aureolus
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Seen none of these. The Helops is a tenebrioid that looks carabid-ish
Doh - my bad, it was late etc etc
Actually, of all the beetle families I find the Tenebrionidae difficult to place. They are so varied in size and structure, and often look like they should be something else.
Massively gripped! I simply couldn't make this trip (walking Land's End to John O'Groats...) but would have LOVED to have see that lumpy bumpy weevil. Darnit.
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