Black Powder Woods, Ayrshire [Scotland]

Survey Period: 2004 - 2025

Data Source(s): Biological records centers, Buglife, local Coleoptera recorder Bruce Philps, Caledonian Conservation Ltd.

OS Grid Reference

NS285412

Scoring spp.

44

SQS Value

114

SQI Value

259.1

IEC Value

7

SQI Type

Conifer

Site Inventory

44 Saproxylic Species Family Conservation Status Conifer sp. SQI Score IEC Score
Anisotoma castaneaLeiodidaeLocal✔20
Anisotoma humeralisLeiodidaeLocal20
Agathidium nigrinumLeiodidaeLocal20
Atrecus affinisStaphylinidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Quedius maurusStaphylinidaeLeast Concern (LC): Very Local41
Epiphanis cornutusEucnemidaeNotable B80
Denticollis linearisElateridaeCommon10
Grynobius planusAnobiidaeLeast Concern (LC): Local20
Anobium punctatumAnobiidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Ptilinus pectinicornisAnobiidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Thanasimus formicariusCleridaeLeast Concern (LC): Very Local41
Aspidiphorus orbiculatusSphindidaeLocal20
Epuraea marseuliNitidulidaeCommon10
Epuraea thoracicaNitidulidaeNotable/Nb✔80
Soronia griseaNitidulidaeLocal20
Soronia punctatissimaNitidulidaeLocal20
Rhizophagus bipustulatusMonotomidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Rhizophagus disparMonotomidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Rhizophagus cribratusMonotomidaeNationally Scarce (NS)80
Dacne bipustulataErotylidaeLocal20
Cerylon ferrugineumCerylonidaeLocal20
Enicmus brevicornisLatridiidaeNotable/Nb81
Litargus connexusMycetophagidaeLeast Concern (LC): Local20
Orthocis alniCiidaeLocal20
Cis boletiCiidaeCommon10
Hallomenus binotatusTetratomidaeNationally Scarce (NS)81
Orchesia undulataMelandryidaeLeast Concern (LC): Very Local41
Sphaeriestes castaneusSalpingidaeLeast Concern (LC): Local✔20
Vincenzellus ruficollisSalpingidaeLeast Concern (LC): Local20
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Salpingus ruficollisSalpingidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Anaspis frontalisScraptiidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Anaspis rufilabrisScraptiidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Rhagium bifasciatumCerambycidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Grammoptera ruficornisCerambycidaeLeast Concern (LC): Common10
Leptura quadrifasciataCerambycidaeLeast Concern (LC): Local21
Hylobius abietisCurculionidaeCommon✔10
Pissodes piniCurculionidaeLocal✔20
Pityogenes bidentatusCurculionidaeLocal✔20
Pityogenes trepanatusCurculionidaeNa✔80
Trypodendron domesticumCurculionidaeLocal21
Trypodendron lineatumCurculionidaeLocal✔20
Hylastes brunneusCurculionidaeLocal✔20
Hylurgops palliatusCurculionidaeCommon✔10