Oolite downy-back
Ophonus stictus Stephens, 1828
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The oolite downy-back (Ophonus stictus) is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.7 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 26 countries, including Albania, Armenia and Austria.
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Quick facts about the oolite downy-back
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 1.1 cm – 1.7 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 26 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the oolite downy-back?
What eats the oolite downy-back?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded predators of the oolite downy-back
10 on record
- Allagelena gracilens2 sources
- Carabus auratus2 sources
- Coelotes terrestris2 sources
- Gorse orbweaver Agalenatea redii2 sources
- Cucumber green spider Araniella cucurbitina2 sources
- Granulated ground beetle Carabus granulatus2 sources
- Furrow spider Larinioides cornutus2 sources
- Cricket bat spider Mangora acalypha2 sources
- Tasgius melanarius2 sources
- Tasgius pedator2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
- @article{Hines_2019, doi = {10.1002/ecy.2679}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fecy.2679}, year = 2019, month = {mar}, publisher = {Wiley}, pages = {e02679}, author = {Jes Hines and Darren P. Giling and Michael Rzanny and Winfried Voigt and Sebastian T. Meyer and Wolfgang W. Weisser and Nico Eisenha
Where does the oolite downy-back live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The oolite downy-back is listed for 26 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: CarabCat (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the oolite downy-back endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the oolite downy-back classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCarabidae
- genusOphonus
- SpeciesOphonus stictus Stephens, 1828
Synonyms Carabus obscurus, Harpalus melanipes, Harpalus monticola, Harpalus nigripes, Harpalus obscurus, Harpalus picipes, Harpalus rufipes, Harpalus stictus, Ophonus melanipes, Ophonus monticola, Ophonus nigripes, Ophonus obscurus, Ophonus picipes, Ophonus rufipes
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- ZwarthaarhalmklimmerDutch
- Офонус неясныйRussian
- Бегун черновато-зелёныйRussian
- Офонус темнийUkrainian
Relatives of the oolite downy-back
Other species in the same genus Ophonus.
CompareOolite downy-back vs Set-aside downy-backOolite downy-back vs Mellet's downy-backOolite downy-back vs Ophonus krueperiOolite downy-back vs Ophonus vignai
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the oolite downy-back?
An adult oolite downy-back measures 1.1 cm – 1.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the oolite downy-back live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the oolite downy-back for 26 countries, including Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belgium. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the oolite downy-back?
The oolite downy-back (Ophonus stictus) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.
What eats the oolite downy-back?
Animals recorded preying on the oolite downy-back include allagelena gracilens, carabus auratus, coelotes terrestris and gorse orbweaver. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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