Quedius nitipennis (Stephens, 1833)
Quedius nitipennis is a small Rove Beetle (Staphylinidae) of which there are over 1000 species in the UK. They generally inhabit leaf litter and and other decaying matter and are good fliers. This one was found at Market Warsop in November 2008. Rove Beetles are extremely difficult to identify to species' level.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Quedius nitipennis
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records).

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated November 2017
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