Monotoma picipes, Herbst, 1793

Mcelrath, Thomas C. & Mchugh, Joseph V., 2018, Undocumented beetle diversity in the Southeastern United States: a case study of the minute clubbed beetles (Coleoptera: Monotomidae), Zootaxa 4472 (1), pp. 127-140 : 132

M. picipes Herbst, 1793 ( Fattig 1937)

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Habitat and Biology: An adventive species native to the Palearctic, this species is collected in decaying plant matter such as compost heaps, Fuligo septica -infested bark chips, and grass piles, usually with pitfall trapping and Berlese extractions, but also with Lindgren funnel traps baited with ethanol.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus images of Monotoma occuring in Georgia. A) M. americana, B) M. arida, C) M. bicolor, D) M. emarginata, E) M. johnsoni, F) M. longicollis, G) M. picipes, H) M. producta.

FIGURE 3. Distribution and occurrence map of Monotoma species in Georgia. A) Map of Georgia. Purple shaded area = distribution of Monotoma producta. Other species that did not have many points are either widespread in the state (e.g. M. longicollis) or have too few points to make an accurate distribution map. B) Zoom-in on Athens-Clarke County. C) Zoom-in on University of Georgia and surrounding residential areas. Expanded spiral of points indicates records from a single GPS locality, showing the effects of prolonged sampling in a single location.