Sepedophilus cinctulus (Erichson)

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 : 32

Sepedophilus cinctulus (Erichson) ( Fig. 75 )

Range: northeastern North America, south to Mississippi, west to Kansas. Habitat: specimens have been taken from under loose bark, mushrooms, dead logs, and trees holes. Collection Method: sifting/ Berlese, emergence. Biology: this species is recorded from 8+ fungi and slime mold species (see Newton 1984). Present Study: significantly higher abundance in CWD2 and secondary forest. References: Campbell 1976; Newton 1984; Downie and Arnett 1996; Majka et al. 2011.

Figures

Figures 75–79. Habitus images. 75) Sepedophilus cinctulus (Erichson) (Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae). 76) Sepedophilus occultus (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae). 77) Hymenorus sp. (female) (Tenebrionidae). 78) Strongylium crenatum Mäklin (Tenebrionidae). 79) Aulonothroscus distans Blanchard (Throscidae).