Calathus (Neocalathus) melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chapman, Anna Nicola, 2014, The Influence of Landscape Heterogeneity - Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Fthiotida, Central Greece, Biodiversity Data Journal 2, pp. 1082-1082 : 1082

Calathus (Neocalathus) melanocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution

Throughout Europe, to Western Asia and North Africa ( Arndt et al. 2011).

Notes

In agricultural areas, it is often found on arable land, pastureland and alfalfa. It is usually absent in fields with abundant weed cover ( Holland and Luff 2000). It likes open areas and is an autumn breeder ( Thiele 1977). In this study, it was found in the maize field in the homogeneous area (n = 1), the olive grove in the homogeneous area (n = 3) and the wheat field in the homogeneous area (n = 1).