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Species Account for Pterostichus gracilis

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Pterostichus gracilis  (Dejean, 1828)
Coleoptera: Carabidae

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Status: NS

Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 62
First Record: 1987
Latest Record: 2022

1992-on hectads: 3
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 3

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

Species text
Although Hyman & Parsons (1992) states that the predatory ground beetle Pterostichus gracilis is widespread but local throughout Great Britain including the North East, North West, South East Scotland, South West Scotland and North East Scotland, no records north of South East Yorkshire are shown in Luff (1998) and many records are pre-1970. There are very few records in Essex. It is found at the margins of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, in fens, on riverbanks and in wet grassland, among damp, lush vegetation on soft soil or mud, and under stones. Water tables should be maintained at high levels and water bodies should be isolated from sources of eutrophication and pollution. Management should aim at maintaining open conditions and encouraging early successional stages along lake and pond edges (Hyman & Parsons, op. cit.). References

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

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 8 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 4 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 62 records with habitat detail and method information)

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