Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus) (Carabidae) in Scotland

摘要

On 9 May 2014 I came across a single specimen of Calosoma inquisitor (Linnaeus) while walking through the Kennacraig and Esragan Burn SSSI on the north shore of Loch Etive in Argyll. The species had not been recorded from this site before. The Kennacraig SSSI contains some of the oldest woodlands in the Lorn District and is part of the much larger Loch Etive Woods SAC. It was formerly coppiced for oak charcoal for the nearby Bonawe iron works. Recent management has greatly reduced the levels of grazing with sheep having been excluded and regeneration of many species, including oak, is vigorous.