Peritrechus nubilus
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.
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify the species (a photograph alone is not normally sufficient because key features are too small or hidden).
Detailed examination of the specimen is needed to identify this species. A photograph alone is not normally sufficient because key features are not obvious and there are one or more similar species.
Leaf litter.
All year round.
Appears to be rather local. Recorded from a variety of habitats across southern and eastern England.
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
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Bugs
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hemiptera
- Family:
- Lygaeidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 03/01/2019 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 12/09/2020 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Gumley
03 January 2019
