Some Coleoptera of conservation interest recorded from north-east Essex in 2002
Mordellidae
Mordellestina nanuloides (Ern.) RDBK. St Osyth (TMOl) a few on Sea Wormwood. (Peter Hodge).
New to Essex. Not included in Hammond (1999)
Meloidae
Meloe proscarabaeus L. Local. 21 seen on sandy area at the Naze Walton (TM2624) 16.iii.2002
and over 50 on the sea wall at West Mersea (TM0013/0014) on 29.iii. (Mark Iley).
Curculionidae
Baris scolopacea Germar RDB3 St Osyth (TMOl) a few on Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides
15.vii. (Peter Hodge).
Cleonis pigra (Scopoli) Nb. pair in copula on sandy ground Walton Naze (TM2624)13.iv.2002.
Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank Chris Gibson, Peter Harvey, Peter Hodge and Mark lley for permission
to include their records in this note.
References
HAMMOND, P.M. (1999) The status in Essex of nationally scarce and threatened species of Coleoptera.
Essex Naturalist (New Series) 16: 145-154.
HAMMOND, P.M. (2000) The millennial status of nationally scarce and threatened species of Coleoptera:
further data and summary. Essex Naturalist (New Scries) 17: 173-190.
HYMAN, P.S. (revised PARSONS, M.S.) (1994) A Review of the Scarce and Threatened Coleoptera of
Great Britain. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough.
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