beetles and weevils
![rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_0830_7D_TheDowns_26Feb2026.jpg "rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]")
rove beetle [Leptusa sp.]
adult Leptusa rove beetle on decaying bark - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Feb 2026
![Black Snail Beetle [Phosphuga atrata]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_0339_7D_TheDowns_17Feb2026.jpg "Black Snail Beetle [Phosphuga atrata]")
Black Snail Beetle [Phosphuga atrata]
Black Snail Beetle in hibernation – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Feb 2026
![rove beetle [Staphylinus dimidiaticornis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG8_0593_EOS-1D_TheDowns_31May2025.jpg "rove beetle [Staphylinus dimidiaticornis]")
rove beetle [Staphylinus dimidiaticornis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 May 2025
![rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/BD2_1086_7D_TheDowns_03Mar2026.jpg "rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]")
rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]
S. providus rove beetle on an oak stump – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Mar 2026