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Litargus sexpunctatus

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: Litargus sexpunctatus (Say, 1826) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 12 individuals from nine sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 11 August 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Larvae develop, and adults occur on Hypoxylon growing on oak, where they feed on conidia (Lawrence 1977); adults also occur on other fungi, such as Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm. (Cline and Leschen 2005); emerged from and associated with dead oaks in upland forests (Ulyshen and Hanula 2009 a). Conservation. In the Piedmont, significantly associated with forests within highly forested landscapes (> 50 % forest; Traylor et al. 2023 a) and occurrence probability increases with the amount of landscape forest cover (Traylor et al. 2024).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15027788

Authors: Traylor, Clayton R., Ulyshen, Michael D., Cornish, J. Winston, Tigreros, Gabriel, McHugh, Joseph V.

Institutions: University of Georgia, Temple University, Southern Research Station, The Jones Center at Ichauway

Language: English

Topic: Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893164637

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