Euryptychus heterocerus (Say, 1836)

Otto, Robert L. & Karns, Ken D., 2017, New state records for Nearctic false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (582), pp. 1-21 : 12

Euryptychus heterocerus (Say, 1836)

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This rarely collected eucnemid species was found in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin ( Muona 2000). New records reported here include Georgia, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virginia. Specimens were taken from blacklight traps and a Lindgren funnel trap. GEORGIA: Wheeler County: along the Ocmulgee river , summer 1996, E. Donaldson ( FSCA) ; NORTH CAROLINA: Wayne County: Cliffs of the Neuse State Park , 23 June 2008, R. Androw & W. Merritt ( CMNH) ; RHODE ISLAND: Washington County : 5.5 km SW Charlestown, 12–28 July 2016, L. Petermen ( CMNH) ; VIRGINIA: Augusta County: 6.0 km WSW Craigsville, George Washington National Forest , 1 September 1997, L. Butler & J. Strazanac ( CMNH) .

Figures

Figures 7–12. Nearctic Eucnemidae, dorsal habitus. 7) Dirrhagofarsus ernae. 8) Eucnemis americana. 9) Euryptychus heterocerus. 10) Euryptychus ulkei. 11) Diphytaxis excavata. 12) Onichodon wappesi. (Scale: 7–12 = 1.0 mm.)