Batrisodes spp.

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 : 31

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Batrisodes spp. (female) ( Fig. 65 View Figures 63–68 )

Comments. Female Batrisodes Reitter cannot be reliably identified. These female specimens are prob- ably representative of the twelve described and five undescribed species that have been collected in GSMNP. Range: eastern North America. Habitat: within this genus some members are found in leaf litter, mosses, and rotten wood, others are associated with ants or troglobites. Collection Method: sifting/Berlese litter, emergence. Biology: poorly known, but see Park (1932b) about feeding behavior of Batrisodes lineaticollis Aubé (as B. globosus LeConte ). Ferro et al. (2012a): indifferent to substrate, forest type, and season. Present Study: not significantly associated with any substrate or forest type. References: Blatchley 1910; Park 1932b, 1947, 1948; Chandler 1990a; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998; Newton et al. 2001; 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.

Chandler, D. S. 1990 a. Insecta: Coleoptera Pselaphidae. p. 1175 - 1190. In: D. E. Dindal (ed.). Soil biology guide. John Wiley and Sons; New York. 1349 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.

Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272 - 418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, FL. ix + 443 p.

Park, O. 1932 b. The food of Batrisodes globosus (LeC.) (Coleop.: Pselaphidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 40: 377 - 378.

Park, O. 1947. Observations on Batrisodes (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae), with particular reference to the American species east of the Rocky Mountains. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 8: 45 - 132.

Park, O. 1948. Checklist of the genus Batrisodes (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 8: 137 - 169.

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 63–68. Habitus images. 63) Thoracophorus costalis (Erichson) (Staphylinidae: Osoriinae). 64) Adranes lecontei Brendel (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 65) Batrisodes sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 66) Leptoplectus pertenuis (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 67) Pycnoplectus sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 68) Sonoma sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).