| In
Nottinghamshire, this tiny Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae),
is completely confined to the Sherwood Forest area. Of
Nationally notable A status, Batrisodes venustus is
typically associated with the Ants Lasius brunneus
and Lasius fuliginosus, both of which are long
extinct at Sherwood, but it is not reliant on their
presence. The specimen photographed, was found within
rotten wood at the base of an ancient Oak in a section of
the Sherwood Forest CP in late April 2016 and was the
first Sherwood record since 2000 (Drane, A.B.) and 1998 (Lott,
D.A.). It was recorded
on a number of occasions in the 1960's (Johnson, C.) and in 1977 (Hodge, P.). |
