Euconnus (Scopophus)

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 : 31-32

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5175284

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD357F-973F-FFD7-7792-7201A092FE60

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Felipe

scientific name

Euconnus (Scopophus)
status

 

Euconnus (Scopophus) View in CoL spp. Casey ( Fig. 72 View Figures 69–74 )

Range: mostly midwest, northeast, and southeastern United States. Habitat: forest floor litter, moss, tree holes, rotting logs, and other moist habitats. Collection Method: sifting/Berlese litter, pitfalls, flight intercept traps, UV lights, looking under stones. Biology: adults and immatures feed on oribatid mites. Ferro et al. (2012a): only Euconnus (Napochus) sp. was found in significantly higher abundance in leaf litter and secondary forest. Present Study: not significantly associated with any substrate or forest type. References: Blatchley 1910; Downie and Arnett 1996 (usefulness of keys uncertain); Peck and Thomas 1998; O’Keefe 2001; Grebennikov and Newton 2009; Majka et al. 2011.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Euconnus

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