| Deleaster
dichrous is a distinctive Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae)
but this was the first record for the Sherwood Forest
NNR, when it turned up at an MV light trap run at
Clipstone Old Quarter in July 2010. Unlike many of the
smaller Rove Beetles, this is quite distinctive in shape
and has characteristic depressions running diagonally
across the head, near the eyes. Although distinctive
enough, this Deleaster dichrous still took many
months before an ID was made. A Nationally notable B
species, this beetle is often encountered at MV moth
traps. |
