Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dromius quadrimaculatus is a small Carabid with a length of 7mm. It occurs under loose bark in a range of habitats, but can be found by beating the low foliage of trees and is most frequent in woodland. Widespread in Nottinghamshire.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Dromius quadrimaculatus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. M L Denton (2002 Sherwood Forest Coleoptera survey). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Tim Sexton. Wil Heeney. Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Charlie Barnes. NBGRC. Paul and Helen Brock. John and Denise Bingham. Natural England - Birklands and Bilhaugh SSSI & Birklands West and Ollerton Corner SSSI, Nottinghamshire Saproxylic invertebrate survey, Natural England Field Unit, April-October 2018. David Shaw. Clumber Park SSSI Saproxylic Invertebrate Survey - A report to Natural England by EMEC Ecology 2019. Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust). Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024

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