Ceracis singularis (Dury)

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 : 22-23

Ceracis singularis (Dury) ( Fig. 21 )

Range: eastern North America, south to Florida, west to Texas and Ontario. Habitat: collected from fruiting bodies of 18+ fungi, including Polyporus gilvus (Schw.) Fries and Fomes robiniae (Murrill) Sacc. and D. Sacc. Collection Method: emergence. Biology: breeds in polypore fungi. Present Study: significantly higher abundance in CWD2 and secondary forest. References: Lawrence 1967, 1971, 1982b; Downie and Arnett 1996; Peck and Thomas 1998.

Octotemnus laevis Casey ( Fig. 22 )

Range: widespread throughout northern North America from Alaska to Nova Scotia, south into California, Kansas, and Alabama. Habitat: recorded from 14+ fungi, especially associated with Coriolus spp. 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.

Figures

Figures 21–26. Habitus images. 21) Ceracis singularis (Dury) (Ciidae). 22) Octotemnus laevis Casey (Ciidae). 23) Atomaria sp. (Cryptophagidae). 24) Cryptophagus sp. (Cryptophagidae). 25) Caulophilus dubius (Horn) (Curculionidae: Cossoninae). 26) Stenoscelis brevis (Boheman) (Curculionidae: Cossoninae).