Habitat associations and phenology of sand dune hister beetles in the grasslands of western Canada (Coleoptera: Histeridae).
By Acorn J.L., C.X. Kee, J.R.N. Glasier.
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Acorn, J.L., C.X. Kee, J.R.N. Glasier. 2020. Habitat associations and phenology of sand dune hister beetles in the grasslands of western Canada (Coleoptera: Histeridae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 74(3): 585-589.
Abstract
Histerid beetle (Histeridae) phenology and habitat associations were inferred from specimens collected in pitfall traps on a grassland dune field near Empress, Alberta, Canada, during 3 May to 27 August 1984.
Four vegetation associations were identified by cluster analysis (Scurf Pea, Open Sand, Stabilized Dune, and Sand Flat) and 516 histerid beetles, representing 11 species, were collected in these zones, with an additional three species collected without microhabitat data.