Euconnus (Scopophus)

Ferro, Michael L., Gimmel, Matthew L., Harms, Kyle E. & Carlton, Christopher E., 2012, Comparison of the Coleoptera communities in leaf litter and rotten wood in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Insecta Mundi 2012 (259), pp. 1-58 : 24

Euconnus (Scopophus) spp. ( Fig. 60 )

Range: mostly midwest, northeast, and southeastern United States. Habitat: forest floor litter, moss, tree holes, rotting logs, and other moist habitats. Collection method: sifting/Berlese litter, pitfalls, flight intercept traps, UV lights, looking under stones. Biology: adults and immatures feed on oribatid mites. Present study: only Euconnus (Napochus) sp. was found in significantly higher abundance in leaf litter and secondary forest. References: Blatchley 1910; Downie and Arnett 1996 (usefulness of keys uncertain); Peck and Thomas 1998; O’Keefe 2001; Grebennikov and Newton 2009.

Figures

Figures 55–60. Habitus images. 55) Sonoma sp. (female) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 56) Trimiomelba dubia (LeConte) (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). 57) Baeocera pallida Casey (Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae). 58) Euconnus sp. (Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). 59) Euconnus (Napochus) sp. (Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae). 60) Euconnus (Scopophus) sp. (Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae).