Dellacasiellus concavus (Say)

Connior, Matthew B., Kovarik, Peter W., Iii, Stephen Chordas, Robison, Henry W. & Skelley, Paul E., 2014, Coleoptera (Histeridae, Leiodidae and Scarabaeidae) inhabiting the burrows of Baird’s pocket gopher (Rodentia: Geomyidae: Geomys breviceps) in Arkansas, Insecta Mundi 2014 (389), pp. 1-27 : 9-10

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5179638
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:51DB1592-D925-4EF8-82B3-B4214B82AC88
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/705C87A9-FFC5-FFB9-BE83-FF55FDB5FD28
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Dellacasiellus concavus (Say)
status

Treatment

Dellacasiellus concavus (Say) [= Aphodius concavus ]

Distribution. Widespread prairie species ranging from Wyoming southward to Texas ( Fig. 13 View Figure 13 ).

New Arkansas Records. Faulkner Co.: Conway, Tinker Creek ; 10-23.IV.2010 (1); pitfall.

Published Arkansas Records. None.

Published Records. ( Gordon and Skelley 2007; Ratcliffe and Paulsen 2008; Worthington and Larsen 2010). INDIANA: La Porte Co. IOWA: Winneshiek Co. TEXAS: San Patricio Co. NEW MEXICO: Grant Co. NEBASKA: Chase , Dawes , Dixon , Dodge , Dundy , Frontier , Jefferson , Keith , Lancaster , Lincoln , Red Willow , Sarpy , Scotts Bluff and Sioux Cos. NORTH DAKOTA: Cass Co. WYOMING: Crook Co .

Remarks. This species is only known from Arkansas from a single specimen that was collected along with Cryptoscatomaseter oklahomensis and Geomyphilus insolitus .

Dellacassiellus kirni (Cartwright) [= Aphodius kirni ]

Distribution. Widespread prairie species ( Fig. 14 View Figure 14 ).

New Arkansas Records. Lafayette Co.: Bradley , 1 km W of Jct SR-160 & CR-9 on SR-160 ; 15-25. IV.2012 (298); pitfall. Little River Co.: 16 km W Jct St Hwy 32/ US Hwy 71 ; 6.IV-23.V.2013 (3); pitfall. 14.5 km W Jct St Hwy. 32/ US Hwy 71 ; 6.IV-23.V.2013 (3); pitfall. Miller Co.: vic. Fouke , 0.25 km N of Jct SR-71 & CR-24 ; 15-25.IV.2012 (182); pitfall. Saline Co.: vic. East End, Jct N Sardis Rd. and Wilson St .; 5.IV-4.V.2013 (6); pitfall. Sebastian Co.: E of Excelsior , ~ 1 km E of Jct AR 71 & AR 10 ; 25.IV.2009 (11); burrow excavation. Scott Co.: ~ 2 km E of Mansfield , 0.5 km S on Harp Rd .; 25.IV-9.V.2009 (4); pitfall. 27.III.2009 (21); burrow excavation.

Published Arkansas Records. Izard Co. ( Kovarik et al. 2008).

Published Records. ( Kriska and Katovich 2005; Gordon and Skelley 2007; Ratcliffe and Paulsen 2008; Tishechkin and Cline 2008; Connior 2011a). CANADA: MANITOBA: Aweme. USA: INDIANA: LaPorte Co. IOWA: Winneshiek. KANSAS: Comanche and Kiowa Cos. LOUISIANA: Bossier, Natchitoches, Union and Webster Pars. NEBRASKA: Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Dawes, Dawson, Dixon, Dundy, Franklin, Greeley, Hall, Hitchcock, Holt, Kearney, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Morrill, Perkins, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Sarpy, Scotts Bluff, Sioux and Thomas Cos. TEXAS: Brooks and Kenedy Cos. WISCONSIN: Burnett, Douglas, Jackson, Monroe, Polk, Richland and Sauk Cos.

Remarks. Dellacasiellus kirni may represent several cryptic species due to wide distribution and variability ( Gordon and Skelley 2007).

Euphoria discicollis (Thomson)

Distribution. Known from the central United States, Kansas and Oklahoma, southward towards Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida ( Fig. 15 View Figure 15 ).

New Arkansas Records. Cleburne Co.: Heber Springs, Jct SR-25 & SR-5 ; 14-27.IV.2008 (10); pitfall. Logan Co.: 3 km N of Magazine , 4-24.IV.2009 (1) ; pitfall. Saline Co.: vic. East End ; Jct N Sardis Rd. and Wilson St .; 5.IV-4.V.2013 (2); pitfall. Sebastian Co.: E of Excelsior , ~ 1 km E of jct. AR 71 & AR 10 ;

25.IV.2009 (1); burrow excavation. Scott Co.: ~ 2 km E of Mansfield , 0.5 km S on Harp Rd .; 24.IV.2009 (1); burrow excavation. 25.IV-9.V.2009 (1); pitfall.

Published Arkansas Records. Cleburne Co. ( Orozco 2012).

Published Records. ( Godwin 2000; Skelley and Gordon 2001; Tischeckin and Cline 2008; Connior 2011a; Orozco 2012; Connior and McAllister 2013). FLORIDA: Bay, Calhoun, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Cos. GEORGIA: Baker and Dodge Cos. KANSAS: Gove and Kiowa Cos. LOUISIANA: Grant, Natchitoches and Webster Pars. OKLAHOMA: Cleveland, Payne and Pushmataha Cos. TEXAS: Angelina, Nacogdoches and Wood Cos.

Remarks. Only yellowish brown and black specimens were collected in Arkansas; however, Godwin (2000) found reddish specimens in Texas. Species of Euphoria are generally opportunistic and have been found breeding in ant and rodent nests ( Orozco 2012). Thus far, E. discicollis has only been collected in association with pocket gophers.