Carpelimus spp.

Ferro, Michael L., Gimmel, Matthew L., Harms, Kyle E. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2012, Comparison of the Coleoptera communities in leaf litter and rotten wood in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Insecta Mundi 2012 (259), pp. 1-58 : 21

Carpelimus spp. ( Fig. 38 )

Comments. This genus was redefined by Herman (1970) but is badly in need of revision. About 79 spe- cies are known in North America North of Mexico. Casey (1889), Downie and Arnett (1996), and Hatch (1957) provide keys to some species, but the accuracy of these keys is unknown. Range: throughout North America. Habitat: moist habitats such as wet debris near streams and ponds, others in leaf litter. Collection Method: sifting/Berlese forest litter. Biology: unknown. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in leaf litter, primary forest, and fall. References: Casey 1889 (as Trogophloeus Mannerheim ); Hatch 1957; Herman 1970; Downie and Arnett 1996; Newton et al. 2001.

Figures

Figures 37–42. Habitus images. 37) Anotylus sp. (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae). 38) Carpelimus sp. (Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae). 39) Sunius rufipes (Casey) (Staphylinidae: Paederinae).40) Actiastes fundatum Grigarick and Schuster (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 41) Actiastes sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 42) Adranes lecontei Brendel (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).