Philonthus ebeninus
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: | Philonthus ebeninus |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Gravenhorst, 1802) |
| 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: | Scarce. Post-1979 English records from Rodwell, Dorset (vc9); Icklesham, East Sussex (vc14), Capel St. Mary and Brantham, both East Suffolk (vc25); Icklingham, West Suffolk (vc26); Moccas Park, Herefordshire (vc36); Blankney Fen, South Lincolnshire (vc53), Bardon Hill, Leicestershire (vc55); Peat Carr, Nottinghamshire (vc56); Hatfield Moor, South-west Yorkshire (vc63). Primarily associated with patch habitats such as carrion, decaying plant material and dung piles in wetland habitats. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species is associated with a wide range of patch habitats in wetland habitats. There are no obvious specific conservation actions that would benefit this species. The only identified potential threat is the widespread use of veterinary chemicals such as avermectins. |
| 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: | Associated with patch habitats in wetlands. Grazing wetlands with cattle that have not been treated with avermectins etc. and creating litter piles with material produced by management may benefit this species. |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
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.