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Melittomma sericeum

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: Melittomma sericeum (Harris, 1841) Collection information. USA: Georgia (new state record *): Clarke Co.: four individuals from three sites. Caught in flight trap from 16 June – 27 July 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Larvae bore through wounded wood, broken branches, dying trees, stumps, and freshly cut logs of oak, primarily white oak (Solomon 1995); adult females transport a symbiotic ambrosial fungus to new hosts with mycangia near their ovipositor, and this fungus grows on the walls of larval tunnels (Young 2002 a); historically, M. Sericeum preferred American chestnut (Hopkins 1893).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15027695

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: W6967798222

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