Comparison of Coleoptera emergent from various decay classes of downed coarse woody debris in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
Ferro, Michael L.
Gimmel, Matthew L.
Harms, Kyle E.
Carlton, Christopher E.
Insecta Mundi
2012
2012-11-30
2012
260
1
8
(Dury)
Dury
1917
[192,532,1729,1754]
Insecta
Ciidae
Ceracis
Animalia
Coleoptera
23
22
Arthropoda
species
singularis
Octotemnus laevisCasey( Fig. 22) Range:widespread throughout northern North America from Alaskato Nova Scotia, south into California, Kansas, and Alabama. Habitat:recorded from 14+ fungi, especially associated with Coriolusspp. Collection Method:emergence. Biology:breeds in polypore fungi. Present Study:significantly higher abundance in FWD1 and primary forest. References: Blatchley 1910; Lawrence 1971, 1973, 1982b; Downie and Arnett 1996; Thayer and Lawrence 2002; Majka et al. 2011.