Species Account for Harpalus serripes
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Harpalus serripes (Quensel in Schonherr, 1806)
Coleoptera: Carabidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Status: NS
Essex RDB: Listed
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Essex Pre-1900 record/s; VC19 pre-1970 record/s.
Species text
The black omnivorous ground beetle Harpalus serripes is widespread but local in the southern half of England and South Wales, with records north to Cumbria and Norfolk (Hyman & Parsons, 1992). However Luff (1998) states that the species is apparently now confined to the south coast of England and south Wales. Records for two sites in South Essex in 2006 are the first in Essex since pre-1900 (P. Hammond, pers. comm.). It is primarily coastal, occurring most often on sand dunes and also coastal shingle. It is found under stones, leaf rosettes etc. and is phytophagous, feeding mainly on seeds. Management should aim at maintaining open conditions and encouraging early successional stages. References
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