I swept two smallll Agrilus yesterday but I am confused with all the new species that have been added to the UK list recently. This was 5 mm long and just over a mm wide. I would say bronze in colouration, swept from heathy woodland rides in mixed woodland in East Sussex (Flatropers Wood). Any pointers would be most helpful!
Fri, 13/06/2014 - 08:23
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Buprestid
Sorry not going to be much help...Perhaps you could wittle it down using http://www.thewcg.org.uk/buprestidae/0621.htm
Looks like A. cuprescens and A. cyanescens has been added since this was done?
Also...http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/agrilus.htm
And the out of print hand book, which your probably fully aware of....http://www.royensoc.co.uk/content/out-print-handbooks
Regards Chris...
Thanks Chris, th e German site looks like it might work!
There's this page with help on buprestid identification:
http://markgtelfer.co.uk/beetles/buprestidae-jewel-beetles/
I'm still struggling with laticornis and angustulus.
Thanks guys. I gen det it to angustulus in the end. Took a while! Mark Gurney sent me a good key in English from this book which I think I will now get:
http://www.pemberleybooks.com/product/de-nederlandse-prachtkevers-bupres...