Crustacea: Copepoda - Cerambycoidea.com

very short-lived, crepuscular and nocturnal, attracted to light. Widespread in C & SE
England; also Wales.
Ampedus balteatus (L.)* - Develops in red-rotten stumps and boughs of various trees; pupates
at end of season and hibernates as adult. In woodlands and on peatlands; an
association with ancient wood pastures has been suggested in northern England.
Adults have been take in flight in June & July, and may be found sheltering amongst
tree foliage during daylight at this time. Widespread, although no records from the far
west, and in Ireland strangely only known from Rathlin Island.
Ampedus cardinalis (Schiodte) - RDB2. Develops in red-rotten heartwood of old oaks
Quercus, in smaller boughs as well as trunks; relict old forests and ancient parks.
Long larval period and adult dormancy; adults in pupal cells Sept-April, and under
loose bark May-July; mostly Thames and Severn Basins, very thin scatter elsewhere
in central England.
Ampedus cinnabarinus (Eschscholtz) - RDB3. Larvae in dead timber of various broad-leaved
trees, mainly in heart-rot, but also under bark on rotten limbs; feed on larvae of the
beetle Dorcus, etc; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult. Principally
associated with old oak Quercus forest; centred on Hants, W. Sussex and Forest of
Dean; also N. Devon.
Ampedus elongantulus (F.) - Nationally Scarce A. Larvae in red-rotten wood of oak Quercus
and pine Pinus, also from beech Fagus; pupate at end of season and hibernate as
adult; ancient woods and wood pastures. Adults fly mid May to July, and attracted to
hawthorn Crataegus blossom. Mainly S & SE England.
Ampedus nigerrimus (Lacordaire) - RDB1 & BAP Grouped Species Statement. Develops
exclusively in large decayed oak Quercus - trunk, boughs, especially stumps - chiefly
red-rotten ones; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult; adult has been taken at
hawthorn Crataegus blossom. Old forest relic only known from Windsor Forest.
Ampedus nigrinus (Herbst) - Nationally Scarce B. Larvae in heart-rot of pine Pinus and
birch Betula; probably other trees too; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult;
predominantly in Scottish pinewoods, but also found elsewhere & a thin scatter in N
& W England.
Ampedus pomonae (Stephens)* - Ireland only. Primarily known from the Glencar area of Co
Kerry, where it has been found developing in soft red-rotten heartwood of birch
Betula on peatland; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult.
Ampedus pomorum (Herbst)* - Nationally Scarce B. Larvae in decayed timber of oak
Quercus, birch Betula, pine Pinus & probably other trees; pupate at end of season and
hibernate as adult; very thin scatter in N & W Britain and widely in Ireland. Primarily
associated with ancient wood pastures, also widely known from birches around
peatlands. Adults active May & June.
Ampedus quercicola du Buysson - Nationally Scarce B. Develops in decayed heartwood of
birch Betula, beech Fagus, hawthorn Crataegus and probably other trees; pupate at
end of season and hibernate as adult; adults attracted to hawthorn blossom. Primarily
associated with ancient wood pastures. Concentrated in Hants and E.Midlands.
Ampedus ruficeps (Mulsant & Guillebeau) - RDB1 & BAP Grouped Species Statement.
Develop mainly in red-rotted ancient oaks Quercus, often in lining of cavities in
trunks & main boughs; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult; old forest relic,
Windsor Great Park; very rare species of S-C & S Europe.
Ampedus rufipennis (Stephens) - RDB2 & BAP Grouped Species Statement. Larvae
develop in relatively soft rotten heartwood of beech Fagus (at Windsor & Moccas),
ash Fraxinus (Cotswolds), elm Ulmus (Moccas & Cotswolds); in trunks, logs and
boughs, more rarely in stumps; pupate at end of season and hibernate as adult; adults
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