Beetles
A list of Beetles (Coleoptera) that have been found in the study area.
| Name | Family | Species | Locality (with dates of first records) |
| Great Diving Beetle | Dytiscidae | Dytiscus marginalis | Capel Road garden 07/05/2013 |
| a diving beetle | Dytiscidae | Hygrotus inaequalis | Wanstead Flats near Alexandra Lake 12/07/2011; Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a ground beetle | Carabidae | Amara aenea | Capel Road garden 21/04/06 |
| Violet Ground Beetle | Carabidae | Carabus violaceus | Wanstead Park 05/07/2003 |
| a rove beetle | Staphylinidae | Carpelimus sp. | Capel Road Garden, 23/07/2013 |
| Devil's coach-horse | Staphylinidae | Ocypus olens | On the Plain in Wanstead Park 23/09/2001 |
| a rove beetle | Staphylinidae | Omalium sp. | Capel Road garden, 08/03/2015 |
| a rove beetle | Staphylinidae | Platydracus stercorarius | Wanstead Park, 13/09/2008 |
| a hide beetle | Trogidae | Trox scaber | Capel Road garden 24/05/2012 |
| Lesser Stag Beetle | Lucanidae | Dorcus parallelipipedus | Wanstead Park 05/07/2003 |
| Dog-pooh Dung Beetle | Scarabaeidae | Onthophagus sp. | Wanstead Park 30/05/2008 |
| a dung beetle | Scarabaeidae | Onthophagus coenobitis | Sewage Works site 25/05/2015 |
| Summer Chafer | Scarabaeidae | Amphimallon solstitiale | Wanstead Flats around oaks by Capel Rd. 10/07/2005 |
| a jewel beetle | Bupresidae | Agrilus (cuprescens ?) | City of London Cemetery, 11/07/2016 |
| a click beetle | Elateridae | Agrypnus murinus | Capel Road garden, 12/06/2006; Wanstead Flats 15/05/2014 |
| Chequered Click Beetle | Elateridae | Prosternon tessellatum | Wanstead Park 09/06/08 |
| a click beetle | Elateridae | Athous haemorrhoidalis |
City of London Cemetery 13/05/2008 |
| a click beetle | Elateridae | Melanotus castanipes ? | Capel Road garden 14/07/2005 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (decipiens ?) | City of London Cemetery, 29/04/2014 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (fusca ?) | Sewage Works site 02/06/2006 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (livida ?) | Wanstead Park, 20/05/2011 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (nigricans ?) | Wanstead Park, 01/06/2012 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (rufa) | Capel Road garden 13/06/2006 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Cantharis (rustica ?) | Wanstead Park 30/05/2008 |
| a soldier beetle | Cantharidae | Rhagonycha fulva | Wanstead Park 21/07/2005; Capel Road garden 02/07/2006; Leyton Flats 03/07/2007 |
| Carpet Beetle | Dermestidae | Attagenus pellio | Capel Road house 01/03/2007 |
| a carpet beetle | Dermestidae | Anthrenus verbasci | Capel Road house 10/04/2006 |
| a spider beetle | Ptinidae | Gibbium sp. | Capel Road garden 05/10/2013 |
| Malachite Beetle | Malachidae | Malachius bipustulatus | Sewage Works site 23/05/2006; Capel Road garden 23/04/2011 |
| Common Pollen Beetle | Nitulidae | Meligethes aeneus | Capel Road garden, 05/04/2015 |
| False Ladybird | Endomychidae | Endomychus coccineus | Wanstead Park 30/08/2006 |
| Mealybug Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | Capel Road garden 04/06/2011 |
| Pine Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Exochomus 4-pustulatus | City of London Cemetery 15/03/2008; Wanstead Flats 05/07/2014 |
| Orange Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Halyzia 16-guttata | Capel Road garden 06/09/2004 |
| 22-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Psyllobora 22-punctata | Capel Road garden 11/05/2006; Wanstead Park 31/07/2008; Sewage Works 10/07/2011 |
| Cream-spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Calvia 14-guttata | Wanstead Flats 14/05/2005; Wanstead Park 06/05/2010 |
| 14-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Propylea 14-punctata | Capel Road garden 10/08/04 |
| Harlequin Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Harmonia axyridis | City of London Cemetery 09/10/2005; Capel Road garden 05/04/2006; Wanstead Flats 07/05/2006; Wanstead Park 07/10/2006 |
| 2-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Adalia 2-punctata | Common - Capel Road garden 16/05/2006 |
| 10-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Adalia 10-punctata | Capel Road garden, 22/04/2006; Capel Road house, 08/01/2014; Capel Road garden, 08/05/2014 |
| 7-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Coccinella 7-punctata | Wanstead Park 23/11/2001; Tarzy Wood 12/02/2005; CoL Cemy 27/10/2005; Capel Rd garden 21/04/2006; Sewage Works 23/05/2006; Wanstead Flats 25/05/2006; Bush Wood 23/02/2007 |
| Adonis Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata | City of London Cemetery, 30/07/2018 |
| 13-Spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Hippodamia 13-punctata | In the Exchange Lands on 12/06/2010 |
| Water Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Anisosticta 14-punctata | The Forest Pond, Gilbert's Slade, 10/05/2008 |
| 16-spot Ladybird |
Coccinellidae | Tytthaspis 16-punctata | Capel Rd garden 07/05/2006; Wanstead Park 06/06/2008 |
| 24-spot Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Subcoccinella 24-punctata | Wanstead Flats near Alexandra Lake, 30/03/2012 |
| Wasp Nest Beetle | Rhipiphoridae | Metoecus paradoxus | Capel Road garden 11/07/2007 |
| a darkling beetle | Tenebrionidae | Lagria hirta ? | Wanstead Park 23/07/2005 |
| a darkling beetle | Tenebrionidae | Nalassus laevioctostriatus | Wanstead Flats 24/04/2007 |
| a darkling beetle | Tenebrionidae | Eledona agricola | Capel Road garden 11/06/2006 |
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Swollen-thighed Beetle |
Oedemeridae | Oedemera nobilis | Wanstead Flats 17/06/2005; Capel Road gdn 12/06/2006; Wanstead Park 22/06/2006; Bush Wood North 12/06/2007; CoL Cemy 06/05/2009; Sewage Works 04/07/2013 |
| a flower beetle | Oedemeridae | Oedemera lurida | Wanstead Park 06/06/2008 |
| Black-headed Cardinal Beetle | Pyrochroidae | Pyrochroa coccinea | Wanstead Park 08/05/2007 |
| Red-headed Cardinal Beetle | Pyrochroidae | Pyrochroa serraticornis | City of London Cemetery, by the Birches, 13/05/08; Wanstead Park, 31/05/2013; Wanstead Flats nr Aldersbrook Service Station, 29/04/2014 |
| a longhorn beetle | Cerambycidae | Stenurella melanura | Capel Road garden 27/05/2012 |
| Spotted Longhorn | Cerambycidae | Rutpela maculata | Wanstead Park 27/06/2007; Capel Road garden 23/07/2012 |
| Wasp Beetle | Cerambycidae | Clytus arietis | Sewage Works 02/06/2006 |
| a longhorn beetle | Cerambycidae | Leiopus nebulosus | Capel Road garden 25/07/2013 |
| a longhorn beetle | Cerambycidae | Agapanthia villosoviridescens | Sewage Works 21/07/2013 |
| Alder Leaf Beetle | Chrysomelidae | Agelastica alni | Wanstead Park, 17/05/2006; 24/07/2007 |
| a leaf beetle | Chrysomelidae | Aphthona nonstriata | Wanstead Park, 31/05/2015 |
| a leaf beetle | Chrysomelidae | Donacia simplex ? | Wanstead Park 20/05/2014 |
| Green Tortoise Beetle | Chrysomelidae | Cassida rubiginosa | Wanstead Park 03/07/2013 |
| Thistle Tortoise Beetle | Chrysomelidae | Cassida vibex | Wanstead Park 01/06/2007 |
| a leaf beetle | Chrysomelidae | Chrysolina oricalcia | Wanstead Park 23/09/2013 |
| Rosemary Beetle | Chrysomelidae | Chrysolina americana | On a nettle by Perch Pond, Wanstead Park, 6 October 2008 |
| Green Dock Beetle | Chrysomelidae | Gastrophysa viridula | Wanstead Park 26/07/2005 |
| a flea beetle | Chrysomelidae | Altica sp. | By the Ornamental Waters, Wanstead Park, 18/05/2006 |
| Apple Fruit Weevil | Attelibidae | Tatianaerhynchites aequatus | By Aldersbrook bridle path, 17/06/2015 |
| Oak-leaf Roller | Attelibidae | Attelabus nitens | Wanstead Park 10/05/2008 |
| Gorse Weevil | Apionidae | Exapion ulicis | City of London Cemetery 27/04/2015 |
| Clay-coloured Weevil | Curculionidae | Otiorhynchus singularis | Capel Road house, 5th April 2016 |
| Vine Weevil | Curculionidae | Otiorhynchus sulcatus | Capel Road garden 12/10/2007 |
| a weevil | Curculionidae | Phyllobius roboretanus | Wanstead Flats 14/05/2009 |
| Clover Leaf Weevil | Curculionidae | Trichosirocalus troglodytes ? | Green Man underpass, 16/05/2015 |
| a weevil | Curculionidae | Cionus scrophulariae | Capel Road garden 18/05/2014 |
| Acorn Weevil | Curculionidae | Curculio glandium | Wanstead Park 01/08/2012; Capel Road garden 16/07/2013 |
| Large Elm Bark Beetle | Scolytidae | Scolytus scolytus | City of London Cemetery 27/10/05 |
In addition, a large number of beetles have been found by others, and below are listed those that I have records of but have not seen myself:
| Name | Family | Species | Locality (with dates of first records) |
| Screech Beetle | Hygrobiidae | Hygrobia hermanni | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a diving beetle | Dytiscidae | Laccophilus minutus | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a diving beetle | Dytiscidae | Hyphydrus ovatus | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a diving beetle | Dytiscidae | Hydroporos planus | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a diving beetle | Dytiscidae | Acilius sulcatus | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a ground beetle | Carabidae | Dromius linearis | Sewage Works site 10/03/2015 (Rose Stephens) |
| a ground beetle | Carabidae | Pterostichus madidus | Wanstead Flats on path near broom TQ407864, 09/2014 (Rose Stephens); again near Alexandra Lake on 11/09/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| a water beetle | Hydrophilidae | Anacaena globulus | Wanstead Park, Perch Pond, bio-blitz on 05/10/2014 |
| a rove beetle | Staphylinidae | Tachyporus hypnorum | City of London Cemetery 12/03/2016 (Rose Stephens) |
| Stag Beetle | Lucanidae | Lucanus cervus | Near Hollow Pond, 16/06/2013, Pamela Gamesby |
| Golden Spider Beetle | Ptinidae | Niptus hololeucus | CoL Cemetery, 18/11/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| Adonis Ladybird | Coccinellidae | Adonia variegata | Wanstead Flats, 28/10/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| Cellar Beetle | Tenebrionidae | Blaps mucronata | Lorne Road, 17/08/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| a leaf beetle | Chrysomelidae | Galeruca tanaceti | Near rough grassland on Wanstead Flats, 05/09/2014, found by Rose Stephens |
| a flea beetle | Chrysomelidae | Longitarsus dorsalis | On Ragwort in Manor Park Cemetery, 10/01/2016, Rose Stephens |
| a flea beetle | Chrysomelidae | Longitarsus (flavicornis/jacobaea) | On Ragwort in Manor Park Cemetery, Rose Stephens, 05/01/2016 |
| a leaf beetle | Chrysomelidae | Psylliodes sp. | 11/09/2014, Rose Stephens, |
| Dock Weevil | Apionidae | Apion frumentarium | Lorne Rd., Forest Gate, Rose Stephens, 05/11/2015 |
| Common Leaf Weevil | Curculionidae | Phyllobius pyri | Wanstead Flats 02/04/2016 (Rose Stephens) |
| Nut Leaf Weevil | Curculionidae | Strophosoma melanogrammum | Wanstead Flats, on broom, 13/11/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| a weevil | Curculionidae | Sitona regensteinensis | Wanstead Flats, on broom, 16/11/2014 (Rose Stephens) |
| Poplar Tree Weevil | Curculionidae | Dorytomus (dejeani?) | Manor Park Cemetry, 30/01/2016 (Rose Stephens) |