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Species Account for Tillus elongatus

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Tillus elongatus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coleoptera: Cleridae

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Status: NS

Essex RDB: Listed
Saproxylic species
Records: 21
First Record: 1993
Latest Record: 2020

1992-on hectads: 10
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 10

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Essex Red Data List comment
Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC18 pre-1970 record/s; VC19 1970-on record/s.

Species text
Tillus elongatus has been found in southern England and Wales. Adults are found on old wood, particularly beech. The beetle has also been recorded from oak, hazel, black poplar, holly and ivy, and occasionally noted on the blossom of hawthorn and elder. An elongate red and black beetle, its larvae prey on the larvae of wood-boring beetles, particularly Ptilinus pectinicornis. Ancient trees and both fallen and standing dead timber, especially with the bark attached, should be retained. The removal of dead wood from ancient trees should be avoided. Gaps in the age structure of the tree and shrub population should be identified and the continuity of the appropriate dead wood habitat ensured by suitable planting. Nectar sources such as hawthorn and elder may be particularly important for this species (Hyman & Parsons 1992). References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 2 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 21 records with habitat detail and method information)

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