Furthermore, it is believed that a former locality of the species, on road verges and farmland near the old Ballamona Hospital, just outside Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, have been unknowingly destroyed by road widening and other ribbon development, as an ecological survey undertaken before the building of the new Nobles Hospital failed to locate any specimens despite extensive trapping and surveying.
Moreover, it is assumed that a former home of the species, situated on roadside verges and agricultural land near the old Ballamona Hospital, just outside Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man, was unintentionally eradicated as a result of road widening and other linear development, since an ecological survey conducted before building the new Nobles Hospital failed to identify any specimens despite thorough trapping and investigation.