THROSCIDAE, Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

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 : 33

THROSCIDAE

Aulonothroscus distans Blanchard ( Fig. 79 )

Comments. The entire family, including this genus, is in need of revision. Range: reported from Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Habitat: unknown. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: unknown, adults of the family are thought to be generalist pollen and mold feeders. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in FWD1, CWD1, and secondary forest. References: Blanchard 1917; Downie and Arnett 1996; Johnson 2002a.

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).