ROVE BEETLE (LATHROBIUM RUFIPENNE)
LOCAL BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN
Links to associated HAPs
Lowland Raised Bog
Current Status
The present status of this species is difficult to assess because of its past confusion with other Lathrobium species. Lathrobium rufipenne is a fen and bog species living in wet reed litter and sphagnum beds. Although most of the county's peatlands have been destroyed, damaged or disturbed to some extent, confirmed records exist for Delamere Forest where populations are now thought to be very localised.
This rove beetle is listed as a Red Data Book Category 2 (Vulnerable) species, which includes taxa believed to move into the endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating.
Threats
- Loss of suitable habitat. Any threat to areas of peatland.
- Confusion with other Lathrobium species.
How are we helping to conserve the Rove Beetle in the Cheshire region?
Objectives, Targets and Actions
OBJECTIVES |
LOCAL TARGETS |
To establish presence in former occupied sites and ensure site safeguarding. |
Targets awaited |
ACTIONS REQUIRED |
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Form a local BAP Action Group for the rove beetle Lathrobium rufipenne.
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Collate existing records.
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Survey former and potentially suitable habitats to establish current presence and range.
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Identify habitat and ecological requirements.
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Input into national and local databases.
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Raise awareness of the ecological implications of collecting.
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Raise public awareness and work towards changing the public's perception of beetles in general.
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Progress so far
| 1997 - 2006 Action Completed |
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Contact details
References & Glossary
Countdown '97(1997): A Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Peatlands.
HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2: Action Plans, London.
Shirt, D.B. (Ed)(1987): British Red Data Books: Insects. Nature Conservancy Council.
HMSO (1995): Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 1: Meeting the Rio Challenge, London.
