Range & Status

Syn. A. subditus (Mulsant & Rey). Only known from two British localities: Whitsand Bay in east Cornwall up to 1907 and more recently in south Devon. Long confused with Astenus procerus .

Regional Distribution

Collected at Whitsand Bay by Donisthorpe in 1907 and about the same period by J.J.

Walker.

Habitat & Ecology

A coastal grassland species, usually on sandy soils, in moss and amongst the grass litter.

Threats

Abandonment of cliff pastures, with consequent coarsening and scrub development.

00 Conservation

Maintain coastal rough grazings.