Mioptachys flavicauda (Say)

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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scientific name	Mioptachys flavicauda (Say)
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Mioptachys flavicauda (Say) View in CoL ( Fig. 11 View Figures 9–14 )

Range: northeastern Canada and United States, south to Florida and west to California. Habitat: lowlands, forested areas, under bark, in decaying logs and woodchips. Collection Method: searching under loose bark, sifting/ Berlese wood chips, carrion traps, emergence. Biology : nocturnal, associated with dead and dying hardwood trees, probably capable of flight, predatory, adults overwinter, feeds on mites and springtails. Present Study : not significantly associated with any substrate or forest type. References: Ulke 1903 (as Tachys flavicauda Say ) ; Blatchley 1910 (as T. flavicauda ); Lindroth 1961 –1969 (as T. flavicauda ); Nelson 1991; Bousquet and Larochelle 1993; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998; Ciegler 2000; 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.

Bousquet, Y., and A. Larochelle. 1993. Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs of the Entomo- logical Society of Canada 125: 1 - 397.

Ciegler, J. C. 2000. Ground beetles and wrinkled bark beetles of South Carolina (Coleoptera: Geadeph- aga: Carabidae and Rhysodidae). Biota of South Carolina. Vol. 1. Clemson University; Clemson, SC. 149 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.

Lindroth, C. H. 1961 - 1969. The ground-beetles of Canada and Alaska, Parts 1 - 6. Entomologiska Sallskapet; Lund, Sweden. 1192.

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.

Nelson, R. E. 1991. First records of Perigona pallipennis (LeC.) and Perigona nigriceps (Dej.) (Cole- optera: Carabidae: Perigonini) from Maine: easternmost records for the genus in North America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 45: 284 - 285.

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.

Ulke, H. 1903. A list of beetles of the District of Columbia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 1 - 57.

Figures

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).