A significant eastern range extension for Eleodes tricostatus (Say) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
By Maxwell J.A., Young D.K.
JSTOR
Maxwell J.A., Young D.K. (1998) A significant eastern range extension for
Eleodes tricostatus (Say) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 52(1): 90–92.
Abstract
Eleodes tricostatus (Say) was discovered in oak and pine barrens in west central Wisconsin. This represents the first record of a species of
Eleodes Eschscholtz east of the Mississippi River. Our observations indicate that
E. tricostatus (Say) adults require a delicate balance of open habitat with exposed sandy soils in