Anteon gaullei Kieffer,1905

Synonyms

Also known under a number of synonyms (Else in Archer, 2005).

Distribution

Throughout England and Wales, with a few records from Scotland and Ireland (Murlough House, Tollymore Park, Kerry; Athdown, Wicklow).

Overseas it occurs in Austria, the former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Holland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia.

Status (in Britain only)

No status is available, but probably not threatened.

Habitat

Found in a wide range of habitats including bog, coastal vegetated shingle, lowland dry acid grassland, fen, lowland heathland, coastal sand dunes, sandy woodland and disused sand quarry. Can usually be found by sweeping grass.

Flight period

Mainly found during July, also June and August, rarely September.

Flowers visited

No data available.

Parasites

No data available.

Parasitic biology

Acting as a parasitoid/predator on leaf-hoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Hosts – Macropsini: Macropsis sp. (Poland).

Author of profile

J T Burn, M E Archer.

Year profile last updated

2016