Howdy,
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Originally Posted by GuyF  sometimes very large numbers can build up which can cause serious problems for the insect! |
Aren't you confusing the parasitic larvae/nymphs of the likes of the velvet mite on this
Lagria with the basically non-parasitic phoretic mites that often occur in great numbers on Ground and Dung Beetles etcetera (below)?
I think we had a discussion on the
Lagria before - yes
here it is. The
checklist for Britain Paul kindly linked there seems to suggest
Lagria atripes is also listed for Britain. Paul looked it up elsewhere:
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Hodge & Jones note: "Lagria atripes 10-12 mm, resembling a large L. hirta. East Kent and Hampshire, rare."
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I'm too lazy to look up where the Whisby Nature Reserve is at right now so I'll leave it to you folks to decide if the species should be considered
Cheers! Arp
P.S. In
this thread Paul had linked
a nice side-by-side of the two species
