Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean, 1829)
Taxonomy: Adephaga > Carabidae > Scybalicus > Scybalicus oblongiusculus
Images
Source:
John Walters
Description
Size: 11-13mm
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pronotoum: Densely and coarsely punctured. Widest in front of middle and very strongly contracted to the obtuse hind angles.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Basic colour: Mid to dark brown.
Pronotoum: Densely and coarsely punctured. Widest in front of middle and very strongly contracted to the obtuse hind angles.
Leg colour: Mid to dark brown.
Biology
RDB Category: Critically endangered
Habitat: In chalk grasslands under stones. Typically in dry, open situations but the breeding habitat in Britain is unknown.
Habitat: In chalk grasslands under stones. Typically in dry, open situations but the breeding habitat in Britain is unknown.
Articles
Philp, E. (2012). Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae) in Kent. The Coleopterist 21(2): 104.
Hammond, P.M. & Harvey, P.R. (2008). Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae) apparently thriving on brownfield sites in the East Thames Corridor. The Coleopterist 17(1): 13.
Allen, A.A. (1999). Concerning Scybalicus oblongiusculus (Dejean) (Carabidae). The Coleopterist 8(1): 37.