Berytinus montivagus
Family: Berytidae
Berytinus species
are characterised by the short 2nd antennal segment (less than the
length of the club on the 1st segment) and by the short hind femora,
which do not reach the apex of the corium.
In B. montivagus the
club of
the 1st
antennal segment is brown and much paler than the 4th
segment.
The wing membrane is very broadly rounded at the tip and usually
extensively marked with black. The clubs of the hind femora are also
usually dark.
Found locally throughout much of England and Wales, where it is often associated with medicks on calcareous soils. Adults overwinter, mating
early in the spring; the new
generation is complete from July onwards.
Adult: All year
Length 5.0-7.0 mm
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