Crustacea: Copepoda - Cerambycoidea.com

Viburnum, rose Rosa and buttercup Ranunculus. Only known in GB from New
Forest.
Anthaxia quadripunctata (L.) - Occasional Introduction. Larvae develop under the bark of
dead and dying conifers, especially spruce Picea and pine Pinus. Not native to Britain
but occasionally introduced. Widespread elsewhere in Europe, from west to Siberia
and Balkans.
Agrilus angustulus (Illiger) - Nationally Scarce B. Larvae feed under the bark of younger
stems and branches, causing unevenly raised marks on the outer surface of the thin
bark; oak Quercus, hazel Corylus & other broad-leaved trees and shrubs. Mainly in
coppice woodlands. Eurosiberian.
Agrilus laticornis (Illiger) - Nationally Scarce B. Larvae in dying branches of oak Quercus,
usually in larger branches than A. angustulus and with thicker bark.
Agrilus olivicolor Kiesenwetter - The larvae are reported to develop under the bark of
branches and twigs of live hazel, hornbeam and beech on the Continent. Adults were
first taken in Britain in closed woodland in Hertfordshire during 2001. It is unclear
whether this is an introduced population or the start of colonisation, or both.
Agrilus biguttatus (Fab.) = pannonicus (Piller & Mitterpacher) – Oak Jewel Beetle.
Nationally Scarce A. Larvae tunnel in and under thick oak Quercus bark, mainly old
dying and dead trees; main refugia are ancient woodlands and wood pastures, but
spreads more widely on occasion. Eurosiberian.
Agrilus sinuatus (Olivier) – Hawthorn Jewel Beetle. Nationally Scarce A. Larvae in standing
dying main limbs and trunks of hawthorn Crataegus; the larvae may cause the
premature death of the stems. Wide variety of situations, but with refugia in old wood
pastures.
Agrilus sulcicollis Lacordaire - Recently Established. Larvae in dying branches of oak
Quercus. Recently established in country north of London: Hertfordshire 1993, Essex
1997, Middlesex 1998 and Bedfordshire 2000.
Agrilus viridis (L.) - Nationally Scarce A. Larvae in dying boughs of Salix caprea and S
.cinerea, especially recently split poles; also reported in oak Quercus. Very restricted
distribution in south-east, with old record from Wyre Forest. Possibly associated
mainly with old wood pasture commons.
Cerophytidae
Cerophytum elateroides Latreille – Extinct. Once reputed to have been native.
Eucnemidae False Click Beetles
Melasis buprestoides (L.)* - Nationally Scarce B. Develops in rather hard dead timber,
especially boughs, of a wide variety of broad-leaved trees; standing & fallen timber.
Lowland England, extending into Wales; and SW Ireland.
Hylis cariniceps (Reitter) - RDB1. Larvae probably in dead wood of old beeches Fagus; New
Forest and Brownsea Island. Although only recently discovered, believed to be a
relict native distribution.
Hylis olexai (Palm) - RDB3. Larvae in decaying heartwood of beech Fagus, etc, usually in
woodlands and particularly those on Chalk; SE England. Although only recently
discovered, believed to be a relict native distribution.
Epiphanus cornutus Eschscholtz - Develops in decaying wood of various trees, conifers and
broad-leaves; Glos, Oxon, Bucks, Norfolk & S. Scotland. Reputedly a North
American species, only recently established in GB, but evidence unclear and most GB
sites are long-established and rich in other saproxylics.
Microrhagus pygmaeus (F.) - RDB3. Larvae in well-decayed wood of broad-leaved trees;
particularly in old shady oak Quercus woods; adult on wing sparingly May-Sept; very
thin scatter throughout much of Britain, although particularly widespread in parts of
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