Microgoes oculatus (LeConte)

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 : 21

Microgoes oculatus (LeConte) ( Fig. 14 )

Range: eastern North America, south to Alabama, west to Illinois. Habitat: recorded from many plants including dogwood, beech, oak, cottonwood, hickory, maple, and pine. Collection Method: emergence.

Biology: flight period June to August, feeds under bark and enters wood to pupate. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in primary forest. References: Linsley and Chemsak 1984, 1997; Downie and Arnett 1996; Turnbow and Thomas 2002; Lingafelter 2007; Majka et al. 2011.

Figures

Figures 9–14. Habitus images. 9) Dicerca divaricata (Say) (Buprestidae: Chrysochroinae). 10) Gastrellarius honestus (Say) (Carabidae: Harpalinae). 11) Mioptachys flavicauda (Say) (Carabidae: Trechinae). 12) Eupogonius pauper LeConte (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 13) Leptostylus transversus (Gyllenhal) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 14) Microgoes oculatus (LeConte) (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae).