Ptomaphagus geomysi Peck and Skelley

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 : 6-7

Ptomaphagus geomysi Peck and Skelley

Distribution. Restricted to the southern United States ( Fig. 9 ).

New Arkansas Records. Hot Spring Co.: Malvern , 1 km S Jct US-67 and SR-171, 13-16.IV.2012 (5) ; pitfall. Ouachita Co.: Poison Springs Battlefied ; 10-17.IV.2010 (46); pitfall. Nevada Co. : 3 km W Bluff City ; 10-17.IV.2010 (23); pitfall. 1 km W Bluff City ; 10-17.IV.2010 (4); pitfall. 2 km S Bluff City ; 10-17.IV.2010 (4); pitfall.

Published Arkansas Records. None.

Published Records. ( Peck and Skelley 2001; Tisheckin and Cline 2008). ALABAMA. Baldwin, Coffee, Covington, Escambia, Russell Cos. FLORIDA. Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor Cos. GEORGIA. Baker, Jenkins Cos. LOUISIANA. Natchitoches Parish. TEXAS. Hardin and Milam Cos.

Remarks. Ptomaphagus spp. are primarily scavengers occupying a wide range of litter and soil habitats (Peck 2001). Ptomaphagus geomysi are only known from collections made from Geomys burrows ( Peck and Skelley 2001).

Figures

Figure 9. Collection locations for Ptomaphagus geomysi. Note: Gray shading represents Geomys spp. distribution. Circles represent published pocket gopher records. Stars represent new Arkansas records.