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This tiny beetle has been recorded historically from Nottinghamshire,
but the one illustrated below, was found in a manure sample taken from
Lowdham by Nick and Samantha Brownley in January 2026 and appears to be
the first modern record of Monotoma longicollis for
Nottinghamshire. Generally, beetles of the Monotomidae family,
are regular in samples of well-rotted manure and there can often be
several species to a sample. But they are very small, with this species
being just 1.4mm - 1.7mm in length and very difficult to see. |
