Isorhipis ruficornis (Say, 1823)

Otto, Robert L., 2022, New state records for 33 species of Nearctic false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), Insecta Mundi 2022 (934), pp. 1-13 : 2-4

Isorhipis ruficornis (Say, 1823)

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In Canada, this uncommonly collected eucnemid species has been taken in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Québec. In the United States, I. ruficornis was previously known from Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and

Wisconsin ( Muona 2000; Otto and Karns 2017). Herein, I confirm it from Alabama. One specimen was taken from a light trap. ALABAMA: ALABAMA: Blount Co./ Highland Lake/ 12–14-VI-2011 / Coll. T. King Light Trap (1, FSCA).

Figures

Figures 1–6. Nearctic Eucnemidae, dorsal habitus 1) Melasis pectinicornis Melsheimer. 2) Isorhipis ruficornis (Say). 3) Entomophthalmus rufiolus (LeConte). 4) Rhagomicrus humeralis (Say). 5) Golbachia impressicollis (Bonvouloir). 6) Microrhagus brunneus Otto. (Scale: 1–6 = 1.0 mm.)