Review of the Canadian Eustrophinae (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae)
Author
Pollock, Darren
Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, United States of America
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Eustrophopsis bicolor
(
Fabricius, 1798
)
(
Figs 5
,
12
,
21
,
29
)
Mycetophagus bicolor
Fabricius, 1798: 497
(
type
(s) not examined);
Melsheimer, 1853: 143
; Le- Conte, 1873: 335;
Provancher, 1877: 467
;
Horn, 1888: 35
;
Weiss, 1919: 133
;
Leng, 1920: 238
;
Csiki, 1924: 8
;
Viedma 1971
;
Poole
and Gentili 1996: 299
;
LeSage 1991: 246
.
According to
LeConte (1873: 335)
“the proper authority for this species is Say, its first describer;
Mycetophagus bicolor
Fabr.
is probably a
Platydema
”. I have seen no other such reference, and all sources consulted have listed Fabricius as the author of this species; this was done even by
Say (1826)
.
Diagnosis
Members of this species are readily distinguished by the following combination of features: outer surface of meso- and metatibiae with numerous transverse ridges; eyes narrowly separated; much of ventral surface reddish, contrasting darker dorsal color; antennomere 11 yellow-red, exhibiting a distinct contrast to antennomeres 5-10.
Description
TL
4.2-6.5 mm
; GEW 2.0-
3.2 mm
. Body (
Fig. 5
) elongate oval, moderately tapered posteriorly; dorsal color dark piceous to black; antennae tricolored: antennomeres 1-4 red, 5-10 piceous, antennomere 11 yellow-red, distinctly contrasting against preceding darker antennomeres; maxillary palpi similar in color to basal antennomeres; venter a combination of dark (same as dorsum) and lighter colored sclerites (abdominal ventrites in most specimens contrasting darker color of thorax); dorsal pubescence relatively long, conspicuous; eyes narrowly separated (
Fig. 12
), or almost contiguous (space <length of antennomere 1), inner margin moderately emarginate; antennomeres (
Fig. 21
) 2-4 short, submoniliform, antennomeres 5-10 widened, becoming more triangular toward antennomeres 9-10; antennal sensilla completely annular (as in
Fig. 25
); last maxillary palpomere not modified; procoxal process triangular, narrowed distally, extended to slightly short of posterior margin of procoxae; prothoracic episternal suture present; elytral punctation coarse, punctures arranged in longitudinal striae (
Fig. 5
); meso- and metatibiae with oblique ridges present (as in
Fig. 15
).
Distribution
(
Fig. 29
) Th is is one of the most widely distributed Nearctic species of
Eustrophinae
, with a primarily eastern distribution. In
Canada
, it has not been collected west of Winnipeg, MB and extends east to
Quebec
. In the
United States
, it seems to have a mainly eastern distribution, although specimens have been collected in
Arizona
,
California
and
Idaho
. Specimens are also known from
Mexico
.
US
distribution: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY.
Natural
history
Chantal (1985: 53)
noted the species as occurring under dead tree bark and also gave the following as fungal substrates on which adults were collected:
Pleurotus sapidus
,
Polyporus squamosus
,
P
.
betulinus
,
P
.
versicolor
,
P
.
confragosa
. Adults of
E
.
bicolor
are known to be often found in the same micro-habitats as
S
.
repandus
(
Chantal 1985
; Pollock, pers. observ.). In the summer of 2005, the author found multiple adults of
E
.
bicolor
and
S
.
repandus
on and in a rotting fungusy log near Lockport, MB. From
2006 to 2008
, specimens were collected on the same log; in the summer of 2008,
E
.
bicolor
was absent, but
S
.
repandus
were still present. Label data: underside of fungusy, dead log at night (MB), on piece of cut wood at night (MB), fungusy stump of
Acer negundo
(MB), bracket fungus (ON), in rotting
Pleurotus
(PQ), on trunk of dead
Ulmus americana
(PQ), under bark of dead maple (PQ), under bark of rotting trunk of
Pinus eliottii
with polypore fungi (
Bahamas
), ex
Fomes
on
Salix
(
Bahamas
), under bark of
Fagus
(AR),
Trametes versicolor
(AR),
Meripilus giganteus
(AR), polypore tree fungus (AR), under rotting oak bark (CT), in litter at base of dying
Ailanthus
(CT), large orange polypore shelf fungus [?
Polyporus sulphureus
] on standing tree trunk (CT),
Omphalotus olearius
(CT), under bark (DE), shelf fungi (FL),
Griffolia
fungus (FL),
Polyporus hypnoides
(FL),
Polyporus sulphureus
(FL, MA), under bark of dead pine (FL), hibernating under bark (GA), under bands of tar paper on apple trees (IL),
Armillariella mellea
(GA),
Pleurotus ostreatus
(IL), on shelf fungi (KS), in sweetgum stump (LA),
Polyporus adustus
(LA),
Panus rudis
(MA, NJ), under bark of dead
Pinus virginiana
(MA), under bark dead standing
Quercus
(MA), in
Peromyscus
nest debris under bark dead standing
Liriodendron
(MA), under bark of stump of
Prunus serotina
(MA), fungus on bark (MS), injured cypress (NC), oak (NC), under bark dead standing pine (NC), under oak bark (NC),
Pleurotus
sp. (NC, OK), in mushroom (NC),
Trametes hispida
(ND), under hardwood bark (NJ), ex fungus on
Mimosa
stump (NJ), on polypore on dead
Quercus
(TX), polypore fungus (UT),
Polyporus squamosus
(VT), under poplar bark (WI).
Material
examined
Specimens were examined from the following Canadian localities:
MANITOBA
:
Winnipeg, King’s Park,
D.A. Pollock
, sitting on underside of fungusy, dead log at night, (
DAPC
, 1)
;
same locality,
13.VIII.1998
, D.A.
Pollock
, sitting on piece of cut wood at night, (
DAPC
, 1)
;
Winnipeg
,
Univ.
of
Manitoba
campus, nr. apiary,
49°48’30”N
,
97°07’35”W
,
27.VII.1999
, D.A.
Pollock
, on thin white fungus on underside of small log, (
DAPC
, 7)
;
Winnipeg
,
University
of
Manitoba
campus, along
Red River
,
25-28.VIII.1996
,
D.A. Pollock
, at night, on fungusy stump of
Acer negundo
, (
DAPC
, 1)
;
Winnipeg
,
University
of
Manitoba
campus, forest along
Red River
(south),
11.VII.1999
, D.A.
Pollock
, crawling on fungusy stump of
Acer
negundo
at night, (
DAPC
, 1).
ONTARIO
:
Bolton
,
4.V.1978
, R.S.
Anderson
, (
ROME
, 1)
;
Chatham
,
23.VIII.1929
,
G.M. Stirrett
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Dunn Twp
,
29.VIII.1971
,
W.W. Judd
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Dunnville
,
24.VIII.1938
,
S.D. Hicks
, very teneral, (
CNC
, 2)
;
Grand Bend
,
6.VII.1939
,
T.N. Freeman
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Guelph
,
23.VIII.1990
,
Heather Dewar
, bracket fungus, (
DEBU
, 4)
;
Lanark
,
2.VIII.1979
,
S.D. Hicks
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
4.VII.1976
, S.D.
Hicks
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Leamington
,
18.VI.1940
,
W.J. Brown
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
24.V.1970
, T.D.
Galloway
, (
JBWM
, 1)
;
Ottawa
,
4.IX.1912
,
Beaulieu
, 1 teneral, (
CNC
, 3)
;
same locality,
2.X.1912
,
Beaulieu
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
14.VIII.1912
,
Beaulieu
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
9.IX.1912
,
Beaulieu
, (
MCZ
, 3)
;
Peel Co.
,
Port Credit
,
6-11.VIII.1965
,
I.M. Smith
, (
ROME
, 1)
;
Pelee Is.
,
3.VII.1931
,
W.J. Brown
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Pelee Island
,
1.VII.1940
, W.J.
Brown
, slightly teneral, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Pelee Island
,
Lake Erie
,
17.VII.1981
,
S.W. Nichols
, (
CUIC
, 4)
;
Pelee Island
, marsh on SE shore,
14.VIII.1980
, S.W.
Nichols
, flooding shore of sand spit, (
CUIC
, 1)
;
Point Pelee
,
26.VII-4.VIII.1999
,
A. Tesolin
, malaise &
pan trap
41°59’N
,
82°27.5’W
, (
DEBU
, 2)
;
Prince Edward Co.
,
21.V.1916
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
3.VI.1917
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
31.VII.1938
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
23.IV.1922
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
21.V.1916
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
20.V.1923
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
7.VII.1946
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
3.VI.1923
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
18.IX.1921
,
Brimley
, (
CNC
, 3)
;
Rondeau Prov.
Pk.,
2.VIII.1982
,
L. LeSage
, ex.
Polyporus
, (
CNC
, 9)
;
Toronto, R.J
.
Crew
, (
CUIC
,2)
;
same locality,
24.VIII.1895
, R.J.
Crew
, (
CUIC
, 1)
;
same locality,
12.IX.1908
, R.J.
Crew
, (
ROME
, 1)
;
Wheatley
,
22.VII.1965
, (
FSCA
, 2)
;
Windsor
,
2-16.VIII.1982
,
S. Marshall
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Essex
Co.
,
Point Pelee Natl. Pk. Forested area
by W beach,
21.VIII.1999
,
O. Lonsdale
, malaise/
pan traps
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
Pt. Pelee
,
18.VII.1978
,
J.M. Cumming
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
Dundas
,
15.VII.1975
,
J.M. Cumming
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
Guelph
,
25.VII.1977
,
A.A. Konecny
, (
DEBU
, 3)
;
same locality,
3.VIII.1976
,
Paul
R.
Heels
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
same locality,
25.IV.1973
, R.E.
Roughley
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
London
,
19.V.1975
,
J.M. Heraty
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
Pr. Edw. Co.
,
Brimley
,
2.VI.1940
, (
AMNH
, 1)
;
same locality,
31.VII.1938
, (
AMNH
, 1)
;
Pt. Pelee Nat. Pk.
,
13.VIII.1983
, S. Marshall,
C. Logan
, &
S. Girigsby
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
Tilbury
,
30.IX.1965
,
Rosenberg
collection, (
USNM
, 1)
;
Toronto
,
19.VII.1976
,
W.A. Attwater
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
same locality,
10.VII.1977
, W.A.
Attwater
, (
DEBU
, 1)
;
same locality,
15.VIII.1981
,
Lonny Coote
, (
DEBU
, 1).
QUEBEC
:
Aylmer
,
25.V.1934
, W.J.
Brown
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Chambly
,
Longueuil
,
14.VIII.1976
, S.
Laplante
, in rotting
Pleurote
, (
SLC
, 2)
;
Deux-Montagnes
,
Parc Paul-Sauvé
,
29.IV.1990
,
S. Laplante
, (
SLC
, 1)
;
Gatineau Pk.
nr.
Meach L.
,
1.IX.1982
,
A. Davies
, berlese fleshy fungi on tree, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Gatineau
,
Aylmer
,
28.V.1991
,
S. Laplante
, on trunk of dead
Ulmus americana
at 22:00, (
SLC
, 2)
;
Huntingdon
,
Havelock
,
14.V.1981
,
S. Laplante
, (
SLC
, 1)
;
Lacolle
,
10.VIII.1945
,
W.J. Brown
, (
CNC
, 4)
;
Missisquoi
,
Scottsmore
,
9.VI.1979
,
S. Laplante
, (
SLC
, 1)
;
Montreal
,
5.VIII.1985
,
E.J. Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
16.VII.1967
, E.J.
Kiteley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
13.VI.1984
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 2)
;
same locality,
2.IX.1969
, E.J.
Kiteley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
26.VI.1967
, E.J.
Kiteley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
28.V.1967
, E.J.
Kiteley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
17.IX.1972
, E.J.
Kiteley
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
3.VII.1970
, E.J.
Kiteley
, under bark, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
6.VII.1976
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
23.VI.1968
, E.J.
Kiteley
, on log, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
28.VIII.1972
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
8.VII.1978
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
28.VII.1980
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
same locality,
17.VII.1977
, E.J.
Kiteley
,
UV light trap
, (
CNC
, 1)
;
Rigaud For.
at
Ottawa
River,
11.V.1988
,
A. & Z. Smetana
, (
CNC
, 2)
Vaudreuil
,
Rigaud
,
21.V.1982
, P. Bélanger, under bark of dead maple, (
CMNC
, 1)
.