Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg,1827)
Synonyms
Description and notes
Also known as sepsoides Westwood in Richards (1939) and Perkins (1976) and barbutellus (Richards, 1939) in Perkins (1976).
Distribution
Distributed through England, Wales (Glamorganshire, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Flintshire) Scotland (Highlands) and Jersey.
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Nederlands, Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Canary Islands, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Iran, Korea, Mongolia.
Status (in Britain only)
Unknown
Habitat
Variety of habitats including Sandy Woodlands, Coastal Soft Cliffs, Sand Dunes, Chalk Grassland, Dry Acid Grassland.
Flight period
Adults are mainly active during June, July and August, also September, but rarely during May and November.
Prey Collected and nesting biology
Parasitoid/Predator of Delphacidae (Leaf-Hoppers). Hosts in U.K.: Euscelis incises (Kirchbaum), Streptanus sordidus (Zetterstedt), Elymana sulphurella (Zetterstedt), Reccilia coronifera (marshall), Arocphales punctum (Flor), A. pascuellus (Fallén), Jassargus distinguendus (Flor), J. fori (Fieber), Psammotettix confinis (Dahlbom), P. nodosus (Ribant), P. striatus (Linnaeus), Sorhoanus assilis (Fallén), Deltocephalus sp.
Flowers visited
No data available
Parasites
No data available
Year profile last updated
2020