| A plant bug with a largely
south-easterly range in the UK, Atractotomus
mali is distinctive by the enlarged second antennal segment, but
there are two other very similar species. Care is therefore needed with
any identification. Apart from
an historical record from Langford in 1912 (Carr) modern records are few, but it has been recorded from Attenborough NR,
Misson Carr in 2015 and Hoveringham in July 2021. It should be relatively easy
to find by sweeping or beating vegetation, but the lack of records make
it a rare find in Nottinghamshire. |
