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Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea (De Geer, 1774)

Cambridge, Trumpington Meadows (TL438548); 24 May 2016 Feeds on grass seeds. Common and widespread. NBN Atlas

Badister bullatus (Schrank, 1798)

Cambridge, garden; 22 May 2015 Common and widespread in Britain Found in moss or litter in a variety of habitats including ditch banks, woodland and gardens NBN Atlas

Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Steeple Morden, Cambs TL288429: 30 Aug 2016 Most often encountered in wooded situations but also occurs in parkland, gardens, moorland and overgrown grassland etc. and may also occur in urban areas. Both adults and larvae are predatory, consuming mostly soft-bodied prey such as slugs, snails, worms and insect larvae. NBN Atlas

Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius, 1779)

Cambridge, Barnwell East LNR; 16 Aug 2016 Feeds upon collembola, mites and small larvae etc., sometimes a useful controller of aphids NBN Atlas

Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)

Cambridge, Science Park (TL462617), 23 Aug 2002 Possibly the commonest Ground Beetle in southern England A beneficial predator on Vine Weevils, possibly also on slugs. This variety with reddish legs is referred to as form concinnus Sturm NBN Atlas

Syntomus foveatus (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)

Gwydir Street: 21 Mar 2023 A small (3-4mm) bronze-black ground beetle of dry, sandy ground with sparse vegetation. "Polyphagous" is the only mention I can find of its diet (well, actually "Polvphagous".) NBN Atlas

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