Perileptus areolatus

Perileptus areolatus is a species of brown coloured^[1] ground beetle in the Trechinae subfamily.

Perileptus areolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Perileptus
Species:	P. areolatus
Binomial name
Perileptus areolatus (Creutzer, 1799)
Synonyms[1]
Carabus areolatus Creutzer, 1799

Distribution

The species can be found everywhere in Europe except for Andorra, Finland, Lithuania, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.^[2] The species can also be found in Asia in such countries as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and in Africa in Tunisia and the Canary Islands.^[1] The species is 2.4–2.5 millimetres (0.094–0.098 in) in length.^[3]

Irish distribution

In Ireland the species is found in counties Kerry and Cork.^[4]

Habitat

The species lives along riverine shingle.^[4]

Threats and status

The species is classified as Nationally Scarce in Great Britain due to the habitat loss. The habitat loss includes the spread of invasive plants such as Himalayan Balsam, pollution, and floods due to engineering and dredging of the banks.^[3]