Monotoma americana, Aube, 1837

Mcelrath, Thomas C. & Mchugh, Joseph V., 2018, Undocumented beetle diversity in the Southeastern United States: a case study of the minute clubbed beetles (Coleoptera: Monotomidae), Zootaxa 4472 (1), pp. 127-140 : 131

M. americana Aubé, 1837 (NEW STATE RECORD)

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Habitat and Biology: A widespread species in North America, they are associated with rotting plant material, such as grass clippings, Magnolia leaf litter, compost, moldy flooring, or moldy bark chips. They are collected with pitfall traps, Berlese extractions of moldy plant matter, and Lindgren funnels baited with ethanol.

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FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus images of Monotoma occuring in Georgia. A) M. americana, B) M. arida, C) M. bicolor, D) M. emarginata, E) M. johnsoni, F) M. longicollis, G) M. picipes, H) M. producta.

FIGURE 3. Distribution and occurrence map of Monotoma species in Georgia. A) Map of Georgia. Purple shaded area = distribution of Monotoma producta. Other species that did not have many points are either widespread in the state (e.g. M. longicollis) or have too few points to make an accurate distribution map. B) Zoom-in on Athens-Clarke County. C) Zoom-in on University of Georgia and surrounding residential areas. Expanded spiral of points indicates records from a single GPS locality, showing the effects of prolonged sampling in a single location.