Geomysaprinus rugosifrons (Fall)

Connior, Matthew B., Kovarik, Peter W., Iii, Stephen Chordas, Robison, Henry W. & Skelley, Paul E., 2014, Coleoptera (Histeridae, Leiodidae and Scarabaeidae) inhabiting the burrows of Baird’s pocket gopher (Rodentia: Geomyidae: Geomys breviceps) in Arkansas, Insecta Mundi 2014 (389), pp. 1-27 : 4

Geomysaprinus rugosifrons (Fall)

Distribution. Found throughout the central United States and Canada ( Fig. 5 ).

New Arkansas Records. Calhoun Co.: 2 km W Harrell , 7-8.III.2009 (2) ; pitfall. Columbia Co.: Magnolia ; 28.X.2010 (1); burrow excavation. Hot Spring Co.: Malvern , 1 km S jct. US-67 and SR-171 ; 13-16.IV.2012 (7); pitfall. Jefferson Co.: Pine Bluff, Prison ; 10-16.IV.2010 (2); pitfall. Lafayette Co.: Bradley, 0.5 km W jct. AR St Hwy 160 and Co. Rd. 9 ; 15-25.IV.2012 (23); pitfall. Miller Co.: Fouke ; Jct. AR St Hwy 71 and Co. Rd. 24. 15-25.IV.2012 (5) ; pitfall. Saline Co.: vic. East End, Jct N Sardis Rd. and Wilson St .; 5-IV-4.V.2013 (1); pitfall.

Published Arkansas Records. None.

Published Records. ( Fall 1919). CANADA: Manitoba. UNITED STATES: Illinois: Cook Co.

Remarks. The species was described from pocket gopher burrows in Aweme, Manitoba, Canada ( Fall 1919). Wenzel (1944) reported the collection of G. rugosifrons “at large” from Cook Co., IL, where pocket gophers do not occur. Blume and Summerlin (1988) collected six specimens of Geomysaprinus resembling rugosifrons from Brazos Co., Texas, the only reported collection of this apparently undescribed species.

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Figure 5. Collection locations for Geomysaprinus rugosifrons. Note: Gray shading represents Geomys spp. distribution. Circles represent published pocket gopher records. Stars represent new Arkansas records.