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For a Rove Beetle this is quite a distinctive species, as the front
tarsi are quite strikingly yellow and both the elytra and first three
abdominal tergites are covered with long yellow hairs. Despite this,
specimens need to be keyed out to be sure of the ID. Quedius
semiaeneus has a patchy UK distribution which includes coastal
areas of Wales, parts of The Midlands and western Norfolk. It is
seemingly rare in Nottinghamshire, with the one showed below originating
from a manure heap at Church Warsop in April 2020 and a record from
Wollaton Park (Wright, S.) in 1985.
There is mention a third county record on the NBN Atlas, but the details
are so vague that it's really not acceptable as a valid record. |
