Cliff Tiger Beetle (Cylindera germanica)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - beetle (Coleoptera) > Ground beetle |
| Red List Status: | Vulnerable (Not Relevant) [VU(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | Included in the baseline Red List Index for England (Wilkins, Wilson & Brown, 2022) |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Cylindera germanica |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Telfer, 2016 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Records post 1980 confined to four hectads in two areas, on the Jurassic Coast from Branscome, Devon east to Eype, Dorset, and on the south coast of the Isle of Wight between Whale Chine and Blackgang Chine where this species is found near freshwater seepages on coastal grassy slopes and landslips. Ongoing records from both areas in most years up to the present day offer no strong evidence of continuing decline. Could be threatened by cliff stabilisation and sea defence work, current locations unlikely to be directly threatened so not a priority for recovery action at this time, but the situation should be monitored in case of any change or potential indirect impact from sea defence work elsewhere on the coast. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Records post 1980 confined to four hectads in two areas, on the Jurassic Coast from Branscome, Devon east to Eype, Dorset, and on the south coast of the Isle of Wight between Whale Chine and Blackgang Chine where this species is found near freshwater seepages on coastal grassy slopes and landslips. Ongoing records from both areas in most years up to the present day offer no strong evidence of continuing decline. Could be threatened by cliff stabilisation and sea defence work, current locations unlikely to be directly threatened so not a priority for recovery action at this time, but the situation should be monitored in case of any change or potential indirect impact from sea defence work elsewhere on the coast. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | N/A |
| Justification: |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
No Key Actions Defined
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.