Species Account for Meligethes rotundicollis
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Meligethes rotundicollis Brisout de Barneville, 1863
Coleoptera: Nitidulidae
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data
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Essex RDB: Listed
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Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC18 1970-on record/s; VC19 pre-1970 record/s. 3rd county record Aveley Bay 2000. Belton Hills 2001.
Species text
Meligethes rotundicollis is a very local pollen beetle recorded from South East England and the Midlands. It is associated with Cruciferae, particularly Charlock and Hedge Mustard Sisybrium officinale (Hyman & Parsons 1994). It requires open conditions and disturbance such as rotivation, on a rotational basis, is necessary to maintain its habitat. References
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