Pride of Kent Rove Beetle (Emus hirtus)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > insect - beetle (Coleoptera) > Rove beetle (macrostaph) |
| Red List Status: | Near Threatened (Not Relevant) [NT(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: | Emus hirtus |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Boyce, 2022 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | It experienced a large decline in AoO and EoO in the early to mid 20th century. Remaining populations appear stable but continuing good management is important and there may be potential for recovery in other areas. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Autecology is relatively well understood and current populations appear to be stable or increasing. Habitat requirements in wider countryside can be met through general good management practices such as cattle grazing of open habitats and reduced use of veterinary chemicals. |
| 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: | Yes |
| Justification: | Emus hirtus is associated with warm open habitats on free-draining substrate, usually grassland, heathland and particularly grazing marsh. Dependent on grazing to provide dung. Cattle grazing of grassland and heathland habitats in the south to maintain open conditions is likely to create suitable habitats. |
Species Assessment
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Key Actions
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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.