Caulophilus dubius (Horn)

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 : 23

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scientific name	Caulophilus dubius (Horn)
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Caulophilus dubius (Horn) ( Fig. 25 View Figures 21–26 )

Range: throughout eastern United States: New York to Florida, west to Michigan and Texas. Habitat: under bark of dead trees and Vitis (grape) vine, in leaf litter and tree holes. Collection Method: searching under bark and sifting/Berlese leaf litter and rotten wood, emergence. Biology: unknown. Ferro et al. (2012a): significantly more abundant in leaf litter and spring, indifferent to forest. Present Study: significantly more abundant in FWD1 and primary forest. References: Blatchley and Leng 1916 (as Allomimus dubius Horn ); Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998; Ciegler 2010.

References

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.

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 21–26. Habitus images. 21) Ceracis singularis (Dury) (Ciidae). 22) Octotemnus laevis Casey (Ciidae). 23) Atomaria sp. (Cryptophagidae). 24) Cryptophagus sp. (Cryptophagidae). 25) Caulophilus dubius (Horn) (Curculionidae: Cossoninae). 26) Stenoscelis brevis (Boheman) (Curculionidae: Cossoninae).