Litargus connexus

Range & Status

Throughout England and extending into southern Scotland.

Regional Distribution

Listed in Clark (1906) but then not seen until 2008, when found in Lanhydrock Park.

Habitat & Ecology

Associated with King Alfred' s Cakes Daldinia concentrica on dead wood of old Ash Fraxinus excelsior trees, but also found with deadwood of other broadleaved trees.

Threats

Loss of old parkland trees.

Conservation

Retention of old trees and their associated deadwood.