Microgoes oculatus (LeConte)

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 : 21

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5175284

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5187709

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scientific name

Microgoes oculatus (LeConte)
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Microgoes oculatus (LeConte) View in CoL ( Fig. 14 View Figures 9–14 )

Range: eastern North America, south to Alabama, west to Illinois. Habitat: recorded from many plants including dogwood, beech, oak, cottonwood, hickory, maple, and pine. Collection Method: emergence.

Biology: flight period June to August, feeds under bark and enters wood to pupate. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in primary forest. References: Linsley and Chemsak 1984, 1997; Downie and Arnett 1996; Turnbow and Thomas 2002; Lingafelter 2007; Majka et al. 2011.

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.

Lingafelter, S. W. 2007. Illustrated key to the longhorned woodboring beetles of the eastern United States. Coleopterists Society Miscellaneous Publication. Special Publication No. 3, 1 - 206.

Linsley, E. G., and J. A. Chemsak. 1984. The Cerambycidae of North America. Part VII, No. 1. Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribes Parmenini through Acanthoderini. University of California Publications in Entomology 102: 1 - 258.

Linsley, E. G., and J. A. Chemsak. 1997. The Cerambycidae of North America. Part VIII. Bibliography, index and host plant index. University of California Publications in Entomology 117: 1 - 534.

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.

Turnbow, R. H., and M. C. Thomas. 2002. 120. Cerambycidae Leach 1815. p. 568 - 691. 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.

Gallery Image

Figures 9–14. Habitus images. 9) Dicerca divaricata (Say) (Buprestidae: Chrysochroinae). 10) Gastrellarius honestus (Say) (Carabidae: Harpalinae). 11) Mioptachys flavicauda (Say) (Carabidae: Trechinae). 12) Eupogonius pauper LeConte (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 13) Leptostylus transversus (Gyllenhal) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 14) Microgoes oculatus (LeConte) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Microgoes