Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dicaelus dilatatus Say
Numbers
One of 17
Dicaelus species in North America.
(1)Identification
Large and distinctly robust (broad); dull black--only slightly shiny. Elytra deeply striated. Carina extends from elytral humerus for about 1/3 length of the elytra. Two pairs of lateral setae on the pronotum.
(2)
See print references for key from other species.
Range
Eastern: New Hampshire south to Florida, west to Tennessee and Indiana.
(2)Season
March-November (South Carolina)
Food
Genus is reported to feed on snails. This species has also been reported to feed on salamander eggs--see references.
Internet References
Contemporary Herpetology 2003 #3:
cover photo,
article-- reports on predation of eggs of Red Hills Salamander,
Phaeognathus hubrichti
