Back in May 2024 I wrote about my difficulties in identifying a New bug: Cymus glandicolor.

In the intervening two years, I’ve rechecked the seed heads of other Pendulous sedge plants, and the same plant on which I first found this bug, many times but have never seen other populations or, indeed, any single specimens of this ground bug, until a week or so ago.

On the same plant where I first spotted them, I located lots of these Cymus glandicolor nymphs. As they are about the same size as the sedge seeds and a very similar colour, they are almost inconspicuous but, after I’d noticed the first one, I soon realised they were quite numerous, just difficult to pick out.

While handling the seed heads, one of the little nymphs climbed on to my hand, giving me the opportunity for an even closer look at it. At about 3mm in length, they really are quite tiny, and easily overlooked, which is presumably why there are not a lot of records of this species on iRecord, though the British Bugs website states they are widespread in England and Wales.