Acrossus
luridus (Fabricius,
1775) .....
Formerly Aphodius luridus
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| This is a large species of Acrossus, found in Horse dung at Clipstone Old Quarter in mid-April 2009. Acrossus luridus is quite distinctive through size and elytral patterning alone, with a length of 8mm in the one photographed. This beetle was first recorded from the Sherwood Forest area in 2007, with this one representing only the second record for the reserve. | |||
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Acrossus
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