Priobium sericeum (Say), 1825

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 : 28

Priobium sericeum (Say) ( Fig. 51 )

Range: northeastern United States, south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Minnesota. Habitat: dead branches of oak, cherry, and hickory, emergent from dry mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia L.), occasionally in flooring and furniture. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: unknown other than host plants. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD1, CWD1, and primary forest.

References: Champlain and Knull 1922 (as Trypopitys sericeus (Say)) ; White 1962 (as T. sericeus ), 1982; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998; Majka 2007a; Majka et al. 2011.

Figures

Figures 51–56. Habitus images. 51) Priobium sericeum (Say) (Ptinidae: Anobiinae). 52) Dendroides canadensis Latreille (Pyrochroidae). 53) Dendroides concolor (Newman) (Pyrochroidae). 54) Clinidium baldufi Bell (Rhysodidae). 55) Rhinosimus viridiaeneus (Randall) (Salpingidae). 56) Aleocharinae gen. sp. (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).