A new fossil species of Pycnomerus Erichson (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) from Baltic amber, and a replacement name for a Recent North American congener
Author
Bukejs, Andris
Author
Alekseev, Vitalii I.
Author
Cooper, David M. L.
Author
King, Gavin A.
Author
Mckellar, Ryan C.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-01-29
4550
4
565
572
journal article
27465
10.11646/zootaxa.4550.4.6
aed90136-53f9-4de1-944a-0fd6c8433dc8
1175-5326
2625675
188DEE45-B408-4766-98B0-109C7E7B3B7E
Pycnomerus lordi
Bukejs, Alekseev & McKellar
nom. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
558AF768-1865-4DD1-B370-26A45EA3F8BA
Pycnomerus sulcicollis
LeConte, 1863
,
nomen praeoccupatum,
non
Pycnomerus sulcicollis
(Germar, 1824)
Etymology.
Patronymic. This species is named after Dr. Nathan P. Lord (Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
,
U.S.A.
) in honour of his valuable contributions to the study of
Zopheridae
.
Distribution.
The species occurs in eastern
U.S.A.
, from
New Jersey
to
Florida
, and extends westward to reach eastern
Oklahoma
(
Stephan 1989
).
Biology.
The beetles live under bark and in rotting, moist wood of oak, hickory, and other hardwoods; they also occur rarely on pine (
Stephan 1989
).