Melasis pectinicornis Melsheimer, 1844

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 44 individuals from 24 sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 21 April 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern United States (Muona 2000).

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae develop under bark (Peterson 1960) and bore through wood (McClarin 2007); develops within a variety of hardwood trees of various decomposition stages, but may prefer maple as a host and moderately decayed logs (Muona 2000; Ferro et al. 2012 a).

Conservation.

Significantly higher abundance in secondary (= second-growth) than primary (= old-growth) forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains (Ferro et al. 2012 a).