Megalonotus dilatatus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1840), (a ground bug)


12 Feb 2020 at OSGR: SY99 in Dorset, England

Record SummaryMale, in Purple Moorgrass tussock, under oak, by Reed swamp
Found asMale imago
Date12 February 2020
Capture methodtussocking
Associated organismMolinia caerulea
OS grid refOSGR: SY99
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher12 Feb 2020[D]
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Notes: Length 4.5mm; tarsi dark brown, otherwise legs and antennae entirely black; dorsal surface sparsely and very shortly pubescent, subshining.

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