Dromaeolus salsus Bonvouloir, 1871

Otto, Robert L. & Karns, Ken D., 2017, New state records for Nearctic false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (582), pp. 1-21 : 15

Dromaeolus salsus Bonvouloir, 1871

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This very rarely seen eucnemid species was previously known from Louisiana and Texas ( Muona 2000). New state records now include Florida and Ohio. Specimens were taken from a 6 meter Malaise trap and from a combination of UV/ MV light trap. FLORIDA: Alachua County: SE Gainesville, Kincaid Rd. , old field edge/xeric oak hammock, 6m Malaise , 24 April–1 May 1999, 1–8 May 1999, 8–15 May 1999, 16 May–5 June 1999, B.D. Sutton ( FSCA, GERP) ; OHIO: Vinton County: Lake Hope State Park, near Keeton Cemetery , 15 July 2008, R. Androw ( CMNH) .

Figures

Figures 13–18. Nearctic Eucnemidae, dorsal habitus. 13) Isarthrus rufipes. 14) Dromaeolus salsus. 15) Dromaeolus striatus. 16) Thambus horni. 17) Nematodes collaris (unicolored form). 18) Nematodes collaris (bicolored form). (Scale: 13–18 = 1.0 mm.)