Natural England – Caddisflies, Mayflies, Ground Beetles and Shieldbugs

Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) by Peter Hassett, Preston Montford , 5 August 2015

Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) by Peter Hassett, Preston Montford , 5 August 2015

Mike LeRoy has kindly provided the following information:

Natural England published four more of their series of Species Status Reviews during March 2016. These are for:
• Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
• Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
• Ground Beetles (Carabidae)
• Shieldbugs and allied families (Hemiptera.

Use this link to download the publications: http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/4707656804597760

Buglife’s ‘Bug Bites’ newsletter says:

“The reviews cover Mayflies, Caddisflies, Shieldbugs and Ground beetles and show that over 70 of the 686 species reviewed are at threat of extinction, and a further 9 species have become extinct.”