Family: Bruchidae (Chrysomelidae)
Size: 2.7 to 4.2 mm
Origin: Cosmopolitan naturalized in central Europe
Biology: Storage pest, in the field on beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Location: England
leg. II.1947; Coll. Museum Oxford
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
Tags: Coleoptera Kaefer Beetle Insect Chrysomelidae Bruchidae Acanthoscelides obtectus Acanthoscelides obtectus taxonomy:binomial=Acanthoscelides obtectus England Britain Europa Europe taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=chrysomelidae taxonomy:family=bruchidae taxonomy:genus=acanthoscelides taxonomy:species=obtectus geo:country=britain Coleoptera-us
Family Carabidae
Size: 3.5 to 4.5 mm
Distribution: cosmopolitan, not naturalized in Europe, often introduced with nuts in seaports
Biology: Living predator of stored product pests
Location: England
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
Tags: Coleoptera Kaefer Beetle Insect Carabidae Somotrichus unifasciatus Somotrichus unifasciatus England Grossbritannien Britain taxonomy:binomial=somotrichus unifasciatus taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=carabidae taxonomy:genus=somotrichus taxonomy:species=unifasciatus geo:country=britain geo:country=england Coleoptera-us
Family: Dytiscidae
Size: 4.0 to 4.5 mm
Origin: Europe, alpine and boreal
Location: England
leg Harwood, 1957
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
Tags: Coleoptera Kaefer Beetle Insect Dytiscidae Stictotarsus griseostriatus Stictotarsus griseostriatus Potamonectes Boreonectes Boreonectes multilineatus multilineatus taxonomy:binomial=stictotarsus griseostriatus taxonomy:binomial=potamonectes griseostriatus taxonomy:binomial=Boreonectes multilineatus taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=dytiscidae taxonomy:genus=stictotarsus taxonomy:genus=potamonectes taxonomy:genus=boreonectes taxonomy:species=griseostriatus taxonomy:species=multilineatus geo:country=england geo:country=britain geo:country=grossbritannien Coleoptera-us
Family: Ptiliidae
Size: 0.6 to 0.65 mm
Origin: Europe
Ecology: Lives in dung
Location: United Kingdom, Oxford, Summertown
H.Dornischarpe leg; det. Britten, 1931
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2010
Tags: Coleoptera Kaefer Beetle Insect Ptiliidae Ptilium exaratum Ptilium exaratum Millidium minutissimum Millidium minutissimum Ptilium minutissimum England Britain Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=ptilium exaratum taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=ptiliidae taxonomy:genus=ptilium taxonomy:species=exaratum taxonomy:genus=millidium taxonomy:species=minutissimum taxonomy:binomial=millidium minutissimum taxonomy:binomial=ptilium minutissimum geo:country=britain Coleoptera-us
Family: Histeridae
Size: 1.0 mm
Origin: Europe
Ecology: Under algae to the sea coasts
Location: England, Portland, 1939
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2010
Tags: Coleoptera Kaefer Beetle Insect Histeridae Halacritus punctum Halacritus punctum England Britain Europa Europe taxonomy:binomial=halacritus punctum taxonomy:order=coleoptera taxonomy:family=hiseridae taxonomy:genus=halacritus taxonomy:species=punctum geo:country=britain Coleoptera-us