NT18 - beetles

It wasn't really my intention to go big on beetles in 2022, but in a cold February when there's not a huge amount of gains to be made on plants and flies are in short supply, what's a boy to do? (typical winter sports of bryophytes and lichens aside, that is). A few exploratory trips and suddenly NT18 beetles 2022 stumbled into the light.

So far I've submitted 45 records of 37 species, 8 of which have been new to me. Other than the first records, which were of incidental ladybird observations, that means one new species per outing. I'll take that. It's not like I'm keying masses out, either. There's just enough variation between sites to keep things ticking along.

Coverage

The list

#	Family	Accepted name	Common name
1	Carabidae	Aepus marinus
2	Carabidae	Agonum emarginatum
3	Carabidae	Bembidion guttula
4	Carabidae	Bembidion mannerheimii
5	Carabidae	Calodromius spilotus
6	Carabidae	Ocys harpaloides / tachysoides agg.
7	Carabidae	Paradromius linearis
8	Carabidae	Pterostichus diligens
9	Carabidae	Pterostichus niger
10	Carabidae	Pterostichus strenuus
11	Carabidae	Trechus obtusus
12	Carabidae	Trichocellus cognatus
13	Chrysomelidae	Altica lythri
14	Chrysomelidae	Chrysolina staphylaea
15	Chrysomelidae	Phaedon tumidulus	Celery Leaf Beetle
16	Chrysomelidae	Phyllotreta nigripes	Turnip Flea Beetle
17	Coccinellidae	Chilocorus renipustulatus	Kidney-spot Ladybird
18	Coccinellidae	Coccidula rufa
19	Coccinellidae	Coccinella septempunctata	7-spot Ladybird
20	Scirtidae	Cyphon variabilis
21	Silphidae	Silpha atrata	Black Snail Beetle
22	Staphylinidae	Anotylus rugosus
23	Staphylinidae	Lathrobium geminum
24	Staphylinidae	Quedius curtipennis
25	Staphylinidae	Rugilus orbiculatus
26	Staphylinidae	Stenus bifoveolatus
27	Staphylinidae	Stenus canaliculatus
28	Staphylinidae	Stenus clavicornis
29	Staphylinidae	Stenus flavipes
30	Staphylinidae	Stenus fulvicornis
31	Staphylinidae	Stenus impressus
32	Staphylinidae	Stenus juno
33	Staphylinidae	Stenus similis
34	Staphylinidae	Tachinus rufipes
35	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus chrysomelinus
36	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus hypnorum
37	Staphylinidae	Tachyporus obtusus