Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson)

Ferro, Michael L., Gimmel, Matthew L., Harms, Kyle E. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2012, Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Insecta Mundi 2012 (260), pp. 1-8 : 30

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scientific name	Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson)
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Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson) View in CoL ( Fig. 63 View Figures 63–68 )

Range: throughout eastern North America: New Jersey to Florida, west to Louisiana and Illinois.

Habitat: under bark, in dead wood, forest litter. Collection Method: sifting litter, debris, and dead wood (with Berlese funnel), emergence chamber. Biology: unknown. Ferro et al. (2012a): signifi- cantly higher abundance in CWD5, secondary forest, and spring. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD2, CWD3–4, and primary forest. References: Horn 1871 (as Glyptoma costale Erichson , figure and key to common species in North America); Blatchley 1910; Notman 1920; Irmler 1985; Downie and Arnett 1996 (figure is not T. costalis ); Peck and Thomas 1998; Ferro and Gimmel 2011; Majka et al. 2011.

References

Blatchley, W. S. 1910. Coleoptera or beetles known to occur in Indiana. The Nature Publishing Company; Indianapolis, Indiana. 1386 p.

Downie, N. M., and R. H. Arnett, Jr. 1996. The beetles of northeastern North America, 2 vols. The Sandhill Crane Press; Gainesville, FL. 1721 p.

Ferro, M. L., and M. L. Gimmel. 2011. New synonymies and range extension for North American Thoracophorus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 65: 403 - 404.

Ferro, M. L., M. L. Gimmel, K. E. Harms, and C. E. Carlton. 2012 a. Comparison of the Coleoptera communities in leaf litter and rotten wood in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Insecta Mundi 259: 1 - 58.

Horn, G. H. 1871. Descriptions of new Coleoptera of the United States, with notes on known species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 3: 325 - 344.

Irmler, U. 1985. Neue Arten der Gattungen Aneucamptus und Thoracophorus (Col., Staphylinidae) aus der Neotropis. Entomologische Blatter fur Biologie und Systematik der Kafer 81: 41 - 58.

Majka, C. G., D. S. Chandler, and C. P. Donahue. 2011. Checklist of the beetles of Maine, USA. Empty Mirrors Press; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 328 p.

Notman, H. 1920. Staphylinidae from Florida in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History, with descriptions of new genera and species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 42: 693 - 732.

Peck, S. B., and M. C. Thomas. 1998. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas 16: viii + 180.

Figures

Figures 63–68. Habitus images. 63) Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson) (Staphylinidae: Osoriinae). 64) Adranes lecontei Brendel (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 65) Batrisodes sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 66) Leptoplectus pertenuis (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 67) Pycnoplectus sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 68) Sonoma sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).