Megalonotus antennatus

Megalonotus antennatus

Description

A medium-sized bug (4 to 5mm) with a dark pubescent and coarsely punctate pronotum.  The fromt femora have one large tooth and several smaller ones.  The legs and 2nd antennal segment are entirely pale brown.  It is usually brachypterous, with short wings not reaching the end of the abdomen. 

Similar Species

Other Megalonotus species

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Good photographs of a specimen or taken in the field, to show the legs and antennae. 

Habitat

A variety of open habitats

When to see it

All year. 

UK Status

Ns/Nb (Nationally Scarce/Notable B) - ref: British Heteroptera checklist 2021, on British Bugs website)

VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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