Peltis septentrionalis (Randall, 1838)

Kippenhan, Michael G., 2022, The Bark-Gnawing Beetles of Montana, USA (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae, Peltidae, and Lophocateridae), Including New Substantial Distributional Records for Tenebroides collaris (Sturm), The Coleopterists Bulletin 76 (4), pp. 569-576 : 575

PeLtIS SepteNtRIONALIS Randall, 1838, New State Record

Similar to the proceeding Peltis species, this species has only been collected in western Montana but crosses to the east of the Continental Divide. Only one of the 20 specimens examined indicated it was trapped by Lindgren funnel, without indication of bait .

County Records ( Fig. 2K ): Flathead (3), Gallatin (7), Judith Basin (1), Lake (2), Lincoln (3), Madison (1), Meagher (2), Sanders (1).

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Fig. 2. Distribution of 12 species of bark-gnawing beetles by county in Montana.A) Calitys scabra, B) Corticotomus caviceps, C) Temnoscheila chlorodia, D) Tenebroides collaris, E) Tenebroides corticalis, F) Tenebroides crassicornis, G) Tenebroides occidentalis, H) Tenebroides sinuatus, I) Peltis fraterna, J) Peltis pippingskoeldi, K) Peltis septentrionalis, L) Eronyxa angusta.