The distribution of Longhorn Beetles in Nottinghamshire

An overview of Nottinghamshire Cerambycidae

Nottinghamshire has 42 species of Longhorn Beetle on its county species list. There are 12 species for which there are no recent records, or at least recent records we have been given access to and two accidental imports. A total of 25 species have been recorded in recent years, of which several are quite commonly encountered at many Nottinghamshire sites. Some species are decidedly rare in Nottinghamshire, restricted in range and much sought after by local coleopterists.

Species with historical only, or no recent traceable records

As far as we are aware, the following species have only occurred historically in Nottinghamshire and there are no recent records.

Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758) Grammoptera abdominalis (Stephens, 1831) Pseudovadonia livida (Fabricius, 1777) Stictoleptura scutellata (Fabricius, 1781) Gracilia minuta (Fabricius, 1781) Molorchus minor (Linnaeus, 1758) Callidium violaceum (Linnaeus, 1758) Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Acanthocinus aedilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Saperda carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Prionus coriarius (Sawyer Beetle) Three records listed in Carr's 1935 supplement to his original publication of 1916. Single specimens from Mansfield in 1896, on a fruit stall in Mansfield Market 1908 and in a woodyard at Mansfield in 1912 (Daws teste Thornley).

Rhagium inquisitor Carr lists records from Epperstone Park in 1901, again in 1912 (Saunt) and at Kingston-upon-Soar (Thornley).

Grammoptera abdominalis Carr lists just one record from Colwick, but gives no date.

Stictoleptura scutellata Recorded from Sherwood Forest in 1869 (Taylor, J.K.).

Gracilia minuta Two records cited by Carr in his orignal book from Retford, where it was found in great quantity in an old hamper (Pegler) and a specimen from Kingston-upon-Soar (Thornley). There is a single record listed in Carr's 1935 supplement, from Sherwood Forest in 1912.

Molorchus minor One record from Epperstone Park (Saunt) in 1911.

Callidium violaceum (Violet Tanbark Beetle) In Carr's original book of 1916, he lists records from Worksop in 1904 (Houghton) and Ruddington (Freestone and Ryles). Two later records were published in Carr's 1935 supplement, when it was recorded from Kelham (Ryles) and Sutton Bonnington (White, K.M.) in 1922.

Plagionotus arcuatus taken in Sherwood Forest (Taylor, Blatch, Chappell, Tomlin and Chaster) to at least 1906

Acanthocinus aedilis (Timberman Beetle) There are several records listed by Carr in his original book of 1916, including from Worksop (Houghton), Nottingham, Wilford in 1893 and Cossall. At the time, Carr described it as "not infrequent in the county, possibly introduced in pit-props". Carr's supplement to his original book, listed further records which confirmed his original theory on timber importation via pit-props, with records from Kimberley (Ryles) Gedling Colliery (Thornley) in 1920, Langwith Colliery in 1902 and several specimens occurring on various dates from Sherwood Colliery, Mansfield (Dawes, W.).

Saperda carcharias Carr (1916) lists records from Worksop (Houghton) and Cinderhill near Nottingham.

Saperda populnea The only record listed in any of Carr's publications, was from East Park Wood, Laxton in 1906 (Chamberlain).


Above from left to right: Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Saperda scalaris, Tetrops praeustus and Rutpela maculata

Species with known recent records Rhagium bifasciatum (Fabricius, 1775) Rhagium mordax (De Geer, 1775) Stenocorus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758) Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781) Pseudovadonia livida (Fabricius, 1777) Leptura quadrifasciata (Linnaeus, 1758) Stictoleptura rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) Paracorymbia fulva (De Geer, 1775) Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761) Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) Stenurella nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) Asemum striatum (Linnaeus, 1758) Arhopalus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Aromia moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrrhidium sanguineum (Linnaeus, 1758) Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) Poecilium alni (Linnaeus, 1767) Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758) Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Agapanthia villosoviridescens (De Geer, 1775) Pogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leiopus nebulosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Saperda scalaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Stenostola dubia (Laicharting, 1784) Phytoecia cylindrica (Linnaeus, 1758) Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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References:
A.G. Duff. Checklist of Beetles of the British Isles, 2008 edition.
Carr, J.W. (1916) The Invertebrate Fauna of Nottinghamshire. Nottingham: J.& H. Bell Ltd.
Carr, J.W. (1935) The Invertebrate Fauna of Nottinghamshire. Supplement. Nottingham: J.& H. Bell Ltd.

The Nottinghamshire distribution maps The following 24 distribution maps are sourced from the records of the following list of individuals and organisations/survey results and are as accurate as can be (as of January 2022) with the records and data we have at our disposal. We have also refrained from using historical records listed in J.W. Carr's book 'The Invertebrate Fauna of Nottinghamshire' in any of the maps. Richard Rogers. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Pauline Bradford. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Adrian Dutton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Wil Heeney. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Mike Hill. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Netherfield Wildlife Group. K N A Alexander (Invertebrate assemblage condition at Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI and Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI survey reports 2009-10). Brian and Pat Wetton.

COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - RHAGIUM		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - RHAGIUM
Rhagium bifasciatum (Fabricius, 1775)		Rhagium mordax (De Geer, 1775)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Generally confined to the Sherwood Forest area, where it can be common. There is an isolated record from Coombes Wood near Farnsfield (Dutton, A.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Recent records from just three sites in the north of the county, suggest that this beetle is scarce in Nottinghamshire. Recorded twice from Warsop Wood in recent years, with records from Treswell Wood (Skidmore, P. and Wright, S.) in 1986 and Gamston Wood (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.) in 2013.

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COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - STENOCORUS		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - GRAMMOPTERA
Stenocorus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758)		Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Widespread, but not a particularly common beetle in woodlands across Nottinghamshire.		Nottinghamshire distribution: A common and widespread species of many Nottinghamshire woodlands , most often found on the flowers of Bramble and Dog Rose.



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - LEPTURA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - STICTOLEPTURA
Leptura quadrifasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)		Stictoleptura rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: One of our most common Longhorns, frequenting the flowers of Umbellifers growing along woodland rides, but not restricted to such habitat. Very common at Sherwood Forest, with numerous records from Attenborough NR and at other Trent Valley sites.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Only added to the county list in 2017, when recorded on the former large garden of a long since demolished house, at Fountaindale near Mansfield (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - PARACORYMBIA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - ALOSTERNA
Paracorymbia fulva (De Geer, 1775)		*Alosterna tabacicolor* (De Geer, 1775)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Only known in Nottinghamshire from Toton Sidings in the south-west of the county, close to the Derbyshire border (Wetton, B. Wetton, P. and Rogers, R.). A small colony was found in 2011, but it is not known whether it remains, but there have been recent records from Carlton and Bleasby.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Despite a number of records from counties neighbouring Nottinghamshire, Alosterna tabacicolor remained on the county list only as ever having occurred here historically. No previous records are listed on the NBN Atlas and neither had we been sent any, until it was found in June 2023 at Clumber Park by the county recorder Adrian Dutton.



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - PSEUDOVONIA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - RUTPELA
Pseudovadonia livida (Fabricius, 1777)		Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Three records in recent years, coming from Langford Lowfields (Davidson, R.) and Collingham (Barnes, C.) within a few days of each other in June 2015. These were the first Nottinghamshire records since 1901, but there has been a more recent record from Idle Stop (Lee, P.) in June 2019, when found to be common on Yarrow flowers.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Very common and widespread across Nottinghamshire. It is often abundant at Sherwood Forest and most woodlands in the north of the county, but seems to become more scarce (though still common) towards Nottingham.



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - STENURELLA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LEPTURINAE - STENURELLA
Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758)		Stenurella nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Rare and apparently confined to the Trent Valley, where it was recorded from Treswell Wood and Farndon Willow Holt in 2003 (Kirby, P.) and most recently from a Carlton garden in 2011 (Dutton, A.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Rare, with both Nottinghamshire records coming from Attenborough NR in 1998 (Wetton, B.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - SPONDYLIDINAE - ASEMUM		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - SPONDYLIDINAE - ARHOPALUS
Asemum striatum (Linnaeus, 1758)		Arhopalus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Totally restricted to the Sherwood Forest area of Nottinghamshire, where it has been helped considerably by commercial forestry operations. The isolated record was from Gibraltar Plantation, north of Budby (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Another Longhorn frequently recorded from coniferous woodlands and probably more widespread in central and northern parts of the county than records suggest. It no doubt goes under recorded, as it is commonly attracted to the MV light used by moth trappers.



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - AROMIA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - PYRRHIDIUM
Aromia moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)		Pyrrhidium sanguineum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Known more commonly as the Musk Beetle, this huge Longhorn is widespread, although not common in Nottinghamshire. Most records come from the Trent Valley, where it has been recorded from Attenborough NR, Holme Pierrepont and Farndon Willow Holt. Also present in both Eaton and Gamston Woods near Retford.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Very rare in Nottinghamshire, with just a single record from Bleasby in 2012 (Dutton, A.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - PHYMATODES		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - POECILIUM
Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)		Poecilium alni (Linnaeus, 1767)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Very rare, with Nottinghamshire's only records coming from Sherwood Forest, where it was recorded in 1998 (Lott, D.) and in 2006 and 2007 (Dutton, A.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Confined to Sherwood Forest, where it can occasionally be quite common on logs cut the previous Winter.



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - CLYTUS		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - CERAMBYCINAE - ANAGLYPTUS
Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)		Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Commonly known as the Wasp Beetle, this Longhorn is common across much of Nottinghamshire.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Fairly widespread and quite common, with most Nottinghamshire records coming from Trent Valley sites, although it is found in some parts of Sherwood Forest and as far north as Dyscarr Wood.



		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - POGONOCHERUS
Agapanthia villosoviridescens (De Geer, 1775)		Pogonocherus hispidulus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Very common on Umbellifers over most of Nottinghamshire. It is found in a variety of habitats, ranging from woodland, hedgerows and brownfield sites such as former colliery spoil heaps.		Nottinghamshire distribution: A widespread longhorn beetle across southern counties of the UK, Pogonocherus hispidulus is distinctly uncommon in Nottinghamshire, with no traceable county records since the turn of the last century (from South Leverton). Then in 2015, two records came out of the blue, with one at Cotham (Crouch, N.) and another at Collingham (Barnes, C.). There were no other records until one was found under bark at Buck Gates in 2021 (Pendleton, T.A.) and at Nottingham Trent University's Brackenhurst Campus in December 2023 (Andrews, L.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - POGONOCHERUS		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - LEIOPUS
Pogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)		Leiopus nebulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Rare in Nottinghamshire, with recent records from Radcliffe on Trent (Dutton, A.), Nottingham Trent University's Brackenhurst Campus (Heeney, W.), Bunny Wood, Langold (Bradford, P.) and Lambley Cemetery (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Most Nottinghamshire records are from the Sherwood Forest area, but there are well scattered records from Dyscarr Wood in 2014 (Bradford, P.) Treswell Wood in 2003 (Kirby, P.) and Thurgarton in 2012 (Dutton, A.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - SAPERDA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - STENOSTOLA
Saperda scalaris (Linnaeus, 1758)		Stenostola dubia (Laicharting, 1784)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Rare in Nottinghamshire and definitely something of a Sherwood Forest speciality, although we are aware of a more recent Trent Valley record. Recorded from the Sherwood Forest CP in 2003 (Whiteley, D.) in 2010 and 2011 (Dutton, A. Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.).		Nottinghamshire distribution: Very rare, with the only recent record concerns a single specimen recorded from Wellow Park in 2012 (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.).



COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - PHYTOECIA		COLEOPTERA - CERAMBYCIDAE - LAMIINAE - TETROPS
Phytoecia cylindrica (Linnaeus, 1758)		Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nottinghamshire distribution: Presently still rare in Nottinghamshire, but seems to be colonising the Trent Valley from former gravel workings in the south near Nottingham, but more recently from at least one site much further north. There are records from Netherfield Lagoons, Colwick CP and Holme Pierrepont in the south of the Trent Valley, but there has been a record from the Idle Valley NR in 2019.		Nottinghamshire distribution: Quite widespread in Nottinghamshire, with most records coming from the Sherwood Forest area. Known sites include Warsop Wood, Wellow Park, Gamston Wood and Shelford.

A checklist of Nottinghamshire Cerambycidae 2014

Species shown with a red asterisk, are only known from historical records only

PRIONUS Geoffroy, 1762

Prionus coriarius (Linnaeus, 1758) *

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RHAGIUM Fabricius, 1775

Rhagium inquisitor (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Rhagium bifasciatum (Fabricius, 1775)

Rhagium mordax (De Geer, 1775)

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STENOCORUS Geoffroy, 1762

Stenocorus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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GRAMMOPTERA Audinet-Serville, 1835

Grammoptera abdominalis (Stephens, 1831) *

Grammoptera ruficornis (Fabricius, 1781)

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LEPTURA Linnaeus, 1758

Leptura quadrifasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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STICTOLEPTURA Casey, 1924

Stictoleptura rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stictoleptura scutellata (Fabricius, 1781) *

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PARACORYMBIA Miroshnikov, 1998

Paracorymbia fulva (De Geer, 1775)

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ALOSTERNA Mulsant, 1863

Alosterna tabacicolor (De Geer, 1775) *

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PSEUDOVADONIA Lobanov, Danilevsky & Murzin, 1981

Pseudovadonia livida (Fabricius, 1777) *

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RUTPELA Nakane & Ohbayashi, 1959

Rutpela maculata (Poda, 1761)

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STENURELLA Villiers, 1974

Stenurella melanura (Linnaeus, 1758)

Stenurella nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)

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ASEMUM Eschscholtz, 1830

Asemum striatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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ARHOPALUS Audinet-Serville, 1834

Arhopalus rusticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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GRACILIA Audinet-Serville, 1834

Gracilia minuta (Fabricius, 1781) *

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MOLORCHUS Fabricius, 1793

Molorchus minor (Linnaeus, 1758) *

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AROMIA Audinet-Serville, 1833

Aromia moschata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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CALLIDIUM Fabricius, 1775

Callidium violaceum (Linnaeus, 1758) *

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PYRRHIDIUM Fairmaire, 1864

Pyrrhidium sanguineum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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PHYMATODES Mulsant, 1839

Phymatodes testaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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POECILIUM Fairmaire, 1864

Poecilium alni (Linnaeus, 1767)

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CLYTUS Laicharting, 1784

Clytus arietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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PLAGIONOTUS Mulsant, 1842

Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) *

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ANAGLYPTUS Mulsant, 1839

Anaglyptus mysticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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AGAPANTHIA Audinet-Serville, 1835

Agapanthia villosoviridescens (De Geer, 1775)

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POGONOCHERUS Dejean, 1821

Pogonocherus hispidulus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) *

Pogonocherus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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ACANTHOCINUS Dejean, 1821

Acanthocinus aedilis (Linnaeus, 1758) *

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LEIOPUS Audinet-Serville, 1835

Leiopus nebulosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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SAPERDA Fabricius, 1775

Saperda carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Saperda populnea (Linnaeus, 1758) *

Saperda scalaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

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STENOSTOLA Dejean, 1835

Stenostola dubia (Laicharting, 1784)

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PHYTOECIA Dejean, 1835

Phytoecia cylindrica (Linnaeus, 1758)

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TETROPS Stephens, 1829

Tetrops praeustus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Known introductions/accidentals

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MONOCHAMUS Megerle in Dejean, 1821

Monochamus sartor (Fabricius 1787) *

Monochamus sutor (Linnaeus, 1758) *

References:

A.G. Duff. Checklist of Beetles of the British Isles, 2008 edition.