Dryophthorus americanus (Bedel)

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 : 24

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scientific name	Dryophthorus americanus (Bedel)
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Dryophthorus americanus (Bedel) View in CoL ( Fig. 29 View Figures 27–32 )

Range: throughout eastern North America. Habitat: “very old logs”, dead pine, forest litter. Collection Method: sifting/Berlese litter, collecting under bark, flight intercept trap, UV light, emergence chamber. Biology: breeds under bark of dead pines, winged. Ferro et al. (2012a): significantly higher abundance in CWD5, secondary forest, and spring. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD1, CWD2, and primary forest. References: Blatchley and Leng 1916; Anderson 2002; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998; Ciegler 2010; Majka et al. 2011.

References

Anderson, R. S. 2002. 131. Curculionidae Latreille 1802. p. 722 - 815. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank. (eds.). American beetles. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabae- oidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 p.

Blatchley, W. S., and C. W. Leng. 1916. Rhynchophora or weevils of north eastern America. The Nature Publishing Company; Indianapolis, Indiana. 682 p.

Ciegler, J. C. 2010. Weevils of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Nemonychidae, Attelabidae, Brentidae, Ithyceridae, and Curculionidae). Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 6. Clemson University, Clemson, SC. 276 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., 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.

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.

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 27–32. Habitus images. 27) Apteromechus ferratus (Say) (Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae). 28) Cophes fallax (LeConte) (Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae). 29) Dryophthorus americanus (Bedel) (Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae). 30) Xyleborus atratus Eichhoff (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). 31) Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). 32) Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) (Curculionidae: Scolytinae).