Berytinus crassipes
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.
B. crassipes is a small species and the club of the 1st
antennal segment is black. The femora are also black-tipped and
the head and pronotum are roughly the same length.
Found
locally throughout much of England and Wales, although rarer further
north, this species favours dry and rather bare grassy habitats,
feeding on a range of plants. Adults overwinter, mating
early in the spring; the new
generation is complete from July onwards.
Adult: All year
Length 4-5 mm
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