Ceracis singularis (Dury)

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 : 22-23

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scientific name	Ceracis singularis (Dury)
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Ceracis singularis (Dury) ( Fig. 21 View Figures 21–26 )

Range: eastern North America, south to Florida, west to Texas and Ontario. Habitat: collected from fruiting bodies of 18+ fungi, including Polyporus gilvus (Schw.) Fries and Fomes robiniae (Murrill) Sacc. and D. Sacc. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: breeds in polypore fungi. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in CWD2 and secondary forest. References: Lawrence 1967, 1971, 1982b; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998.

Octotemnus laevis Casey ( Fig. 22 View Figures 21–26 )

Range: widespread throughout northern North America from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south into California, Kansas, and Alabama. Habitat: recorded from 14+ fungi, especially associated with Coriolus spp. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: breeds in polypore fungi. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD1 and primary forest. References: Blatchley 1910; Lawrence 1971, 1973, 1982b; Downie and Arnett 1996; Thayer and Lawrence 2002; 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.

Lawrence, J. F. 1967. Delimitation of the genus Ceracis (Coleoptera: Ciidae) with a revision of the North American species. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 136: 91 - 144.

Lawrence, J. F. 1971. Revision of the North American Ciidae (Coleoptera). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 142: 419 - 522.

Lawrence, J. F. 1973. Host preference in ciid beetles (Coleoptera: Ciidae) inhabiting the fruiting bodies of Basidiomycetes in North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144: 163 - 212.

Lawrence, J. F. 1982 b. A catalog of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico. Family: Ciidae. United States Department of Agriculture Handbook no. 529 - 105: 1 - 18.

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.

Thayer, M. K., and J. F. Lawrence. 2002. 98. Ciidae Leach in Samouelle 1891. p. 403 - 412. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank. (eds.). American beetles. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 p.

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).