Geomysaprinus gof

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 : 4

Geomysaprinus gof fi Ross

Distribution. Restricted to the southern United States ( Fig. 4 ).

New Arkansas Records. Lafayette Co.: Bradley, 0.5 km W jct. AR St Hwy 160 and Co. Rd. 9 ; 15-25. IV.2012 (2); pitfall. Ouachita Co.: Poison Springs Battlefield ; 10-17.IV.2010 (6); pitfall. Union Co.: vicinity of El Dorado ; 0.5 km S jct. AR St Hwy 63 and Grady Bell Road; 7-10.V.2012 (1); pitfall.

Published Arkansas Records. None.

Published Records. ( Ross 1940, Ross 1944a, 1944b; Tishechkin and Cline 2008; Connior 2011a). FLORIDA: Alachua, Brevard, Hillsborough, Lake and Putnam Cos. LOUISIANA: Claiborne and Natchitoches Pars. TEXAS: Bexar Co.

Remarks. Geomysaprinus goffi is an infrequently collected hister beetle that is associated with sandy soil habitats.

Figures

Figure 4. Collection locations for Geomysaprinus goffi. Note: Gray shading represents Geomys spp. distribution. Circles represent published pocket gopher records. Stars represent new Arkansas records.