Numbers
5 spp. in our area, 7 total
Identification
pronotum longer than wide, claws simple, antennal grooves lateral and poorly defined
Key
1. Body black................................................................................2
Body brown...........................................................A. boharti Muona
2. Vestiture uniform, inconspicuous..........................................................3
Vestiture bicolored, more conspicuous at base of elytra.......A. basalis (LeConte)
3. 4th tarsomere two times wider than the 5th................................................4
4th tarsomere slightly wider than the 5th.............................A. nitens (Horn)
4. Pronotum as shiny as the elytra.....................................A. mcclayi Muona
Pronotum duller than the elytra..............................A. hospitalis (Blanchard)
Range
worldwide; in our area, along the west coast
Habitat
Largely found in high elevation forested areas, in conifer logs