Leptusa pusio (Casey)

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	Leptusa pusio (Casey)
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Leptusa pusio (Casey) View in CoL ( Fig. 61 View Figures 57–62 )

Range: Ohio, Tennessee. Habitat: forest leaf litter. Collection Method: sifting leaf litter (with Berlese funnel), and collected from dead wood with emergence chamber. Biology: unknown. Ferro et al. (2012a): significantly higher abundance in CWD5, primary forest, and spring. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in primary forest. References: Downie and Arnett 1996; Gusarov 2003e; Park et al. 2010.

References

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., 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.

Gusarov, V. I. 2003 e. Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylini- dae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes. Zootaxa 353: 1 - 134.

Park, J. - - S., C. E. Carlton, and M. L. Ferro. 2010. Diversity and taxonomic review of Leptusa Kraatz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A., with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 2662: 1 - 27.

Figures

Figures 57–62. Habitus images. 57) Athetini sp. (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 58) Atheta sp. (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 59) Leptusa carolinensis Pace (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 60) Leptusa cribratula (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 61) Leptusa pusio (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). 62) Leptusa sp. (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).