Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hellfire Corner, Blagdon Lake © Nigel Milbourne 2011

 

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Here is a list of Coleoptera recorded at the lake. All records are my own unless stated, so any inaccuracy is entirely down to me. If anyone has records they’d like to include, please contact me and I will insert and acknowledge them accordingly.

Annotated Site Beetles List [2024]

Order Coleoptera

Family Haliplidae (Crawling Water Beetles) – to be fitted into the list in the right place

  • Haliplus confinis Stephens, 1828. 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Haliplus falvicollis Sturm 1834. 12th Sep. 1927 (F. Balfour-Browne), 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).
  • Haliplus fluviatilis Aubé, 1836. 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).
  • Haliplus obliquus (Fabricius, 1787). 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).
  • Haliplus ruficollis (De Geer, 1774). 19th Aug. 1930 (Frank Balfour-Browne, Rev C E Tottenham).

Family Noteridae

  • Larger Noterus Noterus clavicornis (De Geer, 1774). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.

Family Hygrobiidae

  • Screech Beetle Hygrobia hermanni (Fabricius, 1775). 19th Aug. 1930 (Frank Balfour-Browne, Rev C E Tottenham).

Family Dytiscidae (Diving Beetles)

  • Agabus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1767). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Agabus nebulosus (Forster, 1771). 19th Aug. 1930 (Frank Balfour-Browne, Rev C E Tottenham).
  • Agabus sturmii (Gyllenhal in Schönherr, 1808). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Wasp Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus circumflexus  Fabricius, 1801. 1st Aug. 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, light trap, verified by Andrew Duff).
  • Hydroporus planus (Fabricius, 1782). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Hygrotus impressopunctatus (Schaller, 1783). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Hygrotus inaequalis (Fabricius, 1777). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Hygrotus versicolor (Schaller, 1783). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Ilybius fuliginosus (Fabricius, 1792). 19th Aug. 1930 (Frank Balfour-Browne, Rev C E Tottenham).
  • Laccophilus hyalinus (De Geer, 1774). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Laccophilus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Nebrioporus elegans (Panzer, 1794). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne, 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).

Family Caribidae (Ground Beetles)

  • Bembidion aeneum Germar, 1824. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Bembidion assimile Gyllenhal, 1810. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Blethisa multipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Notable-B.
  • Dyschirius tristis Stephens, 1827.  J. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Stenolophus mixtus (Herbst, 1784). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Stenus solutus Erichson, 1840. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Helophoridae

  • Helophorus brevipalpis Bedel, 1881. 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne, 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).
  • Helophorus griseus Herbst 1793. 1937-43 (G.A. Walton).

Family Hydrophilidae

  • Berosus signaticollis (Charpentier, 1825). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Helochares punctatus Sharp, 1869. 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Hydrobius fuscipes/rottenbergii/subrotundus agg. 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Laccobius bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1775). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Laccobius colon (Stephens, 1829). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Laccobius minutus (Linnaeus, 1758).12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.

Family Hydraenidae

  • Limnebius truncatellus (Thunberg, 1794). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne.
  • Ochthebius minimus (Fabricius, 1792). 12th Sep. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne, 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).

Family Silphidae (Sexton beetles, burying beetles, carrion beetles).

  • Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767). 21st Aug. 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, light trap).
  • Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo (Linnaeus, 1758). 22nd July 2013 (N.R. Milbourne, light trap).

Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)

  • Aleochara brevipennis Gravenhorst, 1806.  2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Nationally Notable.
  • Carpelimus corticinus Gravenhorst, 1806. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Carpelimus lindrothi Palm, 1942. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Nationally Notable.
  • Carpelimus rivularis (Motschulsky, 1860). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Dacrila fallax (Kraatz, 1856). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Nationally Notable.
  • Tetartopeus quadratus (Paykull, 1789). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Devil’s Coach-horse Ocypus olens (Müller, O.F., 1764). 10th Oct. 2004 (N.R. Milbourne). Uncommon.
  • Othius laeviusculus Stephens, 1833. Stephens, 1833. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Atheta malleus Joy, 1913. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Philonthus quisquiliarius (Gyllenhal, 1810). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Platydracus stercorarius (Olivier, 1795). 12th May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne).
  • Stenus boops Ljungh, 1810. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Stenus canescens Rosenhauer, 1856. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake). Notable-B. 
  • Stenus cicindeloides (Schaller, 1783). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Stenus butrintensis Smetana, 1959. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Nationally Notable.

Family Lucanidae (Stag Beetles)

  • Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipidus (Linnaeus, 1758). 7th June 2022 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

  • Melinopterus sphacelatus (Panzer, 1798).  2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Buprestidae (Jewel Beetles)

  • Trachys compressus Abeille de Perrin, 1891. 2019 (R. Higgins).
  • Devil’s-bit Jewel Beetle Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal in Schönherr, 1817. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Byrrhidae (Pill Beetles)

  • Byrrhus pilula (Linnaeus, 1758). 23rd Mar. 2019 (N. R. Milbourne).

Family Elateridae (Click Beetles)

  • Agriotes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1767).  2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Agriotes pallidulus (Illiger, 1807). 2010 (det. Ray Barnett).
  • Athous haemorrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1801). 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Denticollis linearis (Linnaeus, 1758). 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Denticollis linearis (Linnaeus, 1758). 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Limonius poneli Leseigneur & Mertlik, 2007. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Lampyridae (Glow-worms)

  • Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca (Linnaeus, 1758). 2nd Sept. 2007 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed). Uncommon.

Family Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)

  • Cantharis lateralis Linnaeus, 1758. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Fallén, 1807 black scutellum. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake), 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Cantharis rufa Linnaeus, 1758. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Cantharis rustica Fallén, 1807. 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting). Abundant.
  • Silis ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake). Notable-B.
  • Rhagonycha lignosa (Müller, O.F., 1764). 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Rhagonycha nigriventris Motschulsky, 1860. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli, 1763). 27th July 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, light trap, photographed).

Family Malachiidae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

  • Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Coccinellidae (Ladybirds)

  • 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758). 12th June 2010 (N.R. Milbourne).
  • Water Ladybird  Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758). 3rd May 2010 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).
  • Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758).  3rd May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne).
  • Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1791).  17th May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).
  • 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758.  26th April 2011 (N.R. Milbourne). Common.
  • Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758). 4th May 2013 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).
  • Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas (1773). 26th April 2011 (N.R. Milbourne). Common.
  • Coccidula rufa Herbst, 1783. 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758).  2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)

  • Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Oedemeridae (False Blister Beetles)

  • Ischnomera cyanea (Fabricius 1792). 2013 (Bill Urwin Somerset Invertebrates Group Meeting). Notable-B.
  • Oedemera femoralis Olivier, 1803. 19th Sept. 2011 (N.R. Milbourne) Accidental. Notable-B.
  • Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis (Scopoli, 1763). 13th May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed), 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).

Family Meloidae (Oil Beetles)

  • Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802. 1st May 2000 (N.R. Milbourne det. Janet Boyd, photographed). Notable-B. UK BAP sp. Scarce

Family Pyrochroidae (Cardinal Beetles)

  • Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis (Scopoli, 1763). 17th  May 2018 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed), 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).

Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)

  • Rufous-shouldered Longhorn Beetle Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758). 9th May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).

  • Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758). 21st june 2013 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).
  • Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781). 2010 det. Ray Barnett, 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Phytoecia cylindrica (Linnaeus, 1758). 12th May 2011 (N.R. Milbourne), 13th May 2012 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed. det. Ray Barnett & Som. Recorder). Notable-B
  • Rutpela maculata (Poda von Neuhaus, 1761). 9th Aug. 2013 (N.R. Milbourne).

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

  • Aphthona lutescens (Gyllenhal, 1813). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake). Notable-B.
  • Bean Seed Weevil Bruchus rufimanus Boheman, 1833.  2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Fleabane Tortoise Beetle Cassida murraea Linnaeus, 1767. 11th July 2005 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed 13th July 2005.).
  • Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa Müller, O.F., 1776. 9th July 2001 (N.R. Milbourne, photographed).
  • Tortoise Beetle Cassida vibex Linnaeus, 1767. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle Chrysolina oricalcia (Müller, O.F., 1776). 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting). Notable-B.
  • Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus, 1758).  2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Derocrepis rufipes (Linnaeus, 1758).  2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Donacia clavipes Fabricius, 1793. 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Donacia simplex Fabricius, 1775. 2010 det. Ray Barnett.
  • Galerucella sagittariae Gyllenhal, 1813. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula (De Geer, 1775). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake), 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea (Forster, 1771). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Willow Leaf Beetle Lochmaea caprea (Linnaeus, 1758). 2010 det. Ray Barnett.
  • Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis (Thomson, C.G., 1866). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Longitarsus melanocephalus (De Geer, 1775). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Longitarsus suturellus (Duftschmid, 1825). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Neocrepidodera transversa (Marsham, 1802). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Oulema erichsonii (Suffrian, 1841). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Oulema obscura (Stephens, 1831). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Phaedon armoraciae (Linnaeus, 1758). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Watercress Beetle Phaedon cochleariae (Fabricius, 1792). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Small Striped Flea Beetle Phyllotreta undulata Kutschera, 1860. 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Plateumaris discolor (Panzer, 1795). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Potato Flea Beetle Psylliodes affinis (Paykull, 1799). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Sphaeroderma rubidum (Graëlls, 1858). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Family Anthribidae (Fungus Weevils)

  • Cramp-ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus (Scopoli, 1763). 29th May 2009 (N.R. Milbourne). Accidental. Notable-B.

Family Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling Weevils)

  • Hazel-leaf Roller Weevil Apoderus coryli (Linnaeus, 1758). 2019 (R. Higgins).

Family Erirhinidae (Wetland Weevils)

  • Duckweed Weevil Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull, 1792). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).

Family Curculionidae (True Weevils)

  • Bagous (Bagous) limosus (Gyllenhal, 1827).  2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner). Notable-B.
  • Hypera plantaginis (De Geer, 1775). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Limnobaris dolorosa (Goeze, 1777). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Limnobaris t-album (Linnaeus, 1758). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Liophloeus tessulatus (Müller, O.F., 1776). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Mecinus pascuorum (Gyllenhal, 1813). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).
  • Mecinus pyraster (Herbst, 1795). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake), 2019 (Bristol & District Moth Group Meeting).
  • Pelenomus canaliculatus (Fåhraeus, 1843). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake). Notable-B.
  • Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834. 2010 det. R. Barnett.
  • Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake). Notable-A.
  • Rhinoncus perpendicularis (Reich, 1797). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius, 1777). 2011 (J. McGill & C. Turner).
  • Trichosirocalus troglodytes (Fabricius, 1787). 2004 (D.J. Gibbs, Invertebrate Survey of Blagdon Lake).

Total 135 spp.

Bibliography (sources of information) :

  1. Walton, G.A. The Water Bugs of North Somerset, Trans. Soc. Brit. Ent., 8, 231-90 (1943).

Last update: 28th February 2025