Danae testacea (Ziegler, 1845)

Ferreira, Raul Nascimento, 2016, Annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of Connecticut, USA (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 15, pp. 279-289 : 287

Danae testacea (Ziegler, 1845) ( Figs. 15 & 16 )

Length 3.5-4.0 mm, elongate, oblong, reddish or orange yellow, shining, sparse pubescence consisting of prostrate yellow setae. Head and sides of pronotum often paler before middle, prominent hind angle prolonged somewhat and curved outward. Antennae with 11 antennomeres with 9-11 darker and forming a distinct club. Elytras finely, sparse punctate with irregular rows. Active in late spring and summer. Found in pitfall traps attracted to cantharidin.

Material studied:

Only Connecticut, 1 ex. ( CAES) .

Hartford Co.: Keeney Cove area, NW Glastonbury, 12/ 13 June 2009, sifting, R. Chandler, 1 ex. ( DENH) .

Tolland Co.: Storrs, 12 April 1964, R.M. Griswold, 2 ex. ( UCMS) ; Storrs, 15 October 1964, R.M. Griswold, 1 ex. ( UCMS) ; Mansfield, Schoolhouse, 46’28.1”N 7’31.25”E, pitfall trap, 30 July 1996, no collector name, 1 ex. ( UCMS) ; no locality and date, C.E. Pickford (Albert Magnum Collection), 1 ex. ( UCMS) .

Figures

Figs. 15-16.- Danae testacea (Ziegler, 1845). 15.- Habitus (Photo by Tom Murray). 16.- Distributional map.