Melasis pectinicornis Melsheimer, 1844
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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.143989 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15027615 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/25B5A4BE-BE79-5DA0-82F0-A4DD1F4C396C |
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Melasis pectinicornis Melsheimer, 1844 |
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Melasis pectinicornis Melsheimer, 1844
Collection information.
USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 44 individuals from 24 sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 21 April 2020.
Distribution.
Eastern United States ( Muona 2000).
Saproxylic habits.
Larvae develop under bark ( Peterson 1960) and bore through wood ( McClarin 2007); develops within a variety of hardwood trees of various decomposition stages, but may prefer maple as a host and moderately decayed logs ( Muona 2000; Ferro et al. 2012 a).
Conservation.
Significantly higher abundance in secondary (= second-growth) than primary (= old-growth) forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains ( Ferro et al. 2012 a).
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