Drymus sylvaticus (Fabricius, 1775), (a ground bug)


19 Sep 2017 at OSGR: SZ19 in South Hants, England

Record SummaryMale, swept off Purple Moor Grass among small birch
Found asMale imago
Date19 September 2017
Capture methodswept
OS grid refOSGR: SZ19
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W
Vice CountySouth Hants, VC no: 11
CountryEngland
Voucher19 Sep 2017[A]
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Notes: Fore femur armed with a small ventral triangular spine in the middle of a row of several tiny ones; tip of fore tibia expanded into a dorsal flange ending in a tooth; hind femur with a low but sharp posterior spine towards the base.

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