# Oolite downy-back (*Ophonus stictus*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 1.1 cm – 1.7 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 26 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: Allagelena gracilens (*Allagelena gracilens*), Carabus auratus (*Carabus auratus*), Coelotes terrestris (*Coelotes terrestris*), Gorse orbweaver (*Agalenatea redii*), Cucumber green spider (*Araniella cucurbitina*), Granulated ground beetle (*Carabus granulatus*), Furrow spider (*Larinioides cornutus*), Cricket bat spider (*Mangora acalypha*), Tasgius melanarius (*Tasgius melanarius*), Tasgius pedator (*Tasgius pedator*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Ophonus
- species: *Ophonus 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*

## Countries on record

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.

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

## Common questions

### 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

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), 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](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), 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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