An extremely
rare beetle measuring around 4.0 -5.0mm, presently classed as RDB1 and endangered in
the UK. Teredus cylindricus has been known to
occur at Sherwood Forest for many years, but modern
Sherwood records are few and our records have been restricted to one
regularly checked tree.
We were surprised to find
several adults after dark, on a dead section of an old
Oak at Clipstone Old Quarter in early January 2013, when
weather conditions were extremely mild for the time of
year, but subsequent checks over many years, revealed that Teredus cylindricus
is present after dark, pretty much all year. |
