Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758), (ant beetle)

6 Apr 2019 at OSGR: SU10 in South Hants, England

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Record Summary	6 beetles, on and around cut pine log sections
Found as	Imago
Date	6 April 2019
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU10
Lat/Lon	50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W
Vice County	South Hants, VC no: 11
Country	England
Voucher	6 Apr 2019[D] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes: Legs predominantly black.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Thomaes, A., Drumont, A., Warzee, N., Gregoire, J.-C., Stassen, E., Crevecoeur, L., Berckvens, N., Casteels, H., Van De Vijver, D. & Raemdonck, H., 2017. Ecology and distribution of Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) and the newly discovered Thanasimus femoralis (Zetterstedt, 1828) in Belgium (Coleoptera: Cleridae) Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie/Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie Vol 153: 206-214.

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Thanasimus formicarius (Linnaeus, 1758), (ant beetle)

6 Apr 2019 at OSGR: SU10 in South Hants, England

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