Distributional records of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from western North Carolina
Coleoptera
Eucnemidae
John M. Leavengood, Jr.
United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS, PPQ 9325 Bay Plaza Blvd, Suite 206, Tampa, FL 33619, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3223-455X
Robert L. Otto
W4806 Chrissie Circle, Shawano, WI 54166, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5679-4044
Mary Kait Brown
Kanuga Conference Center 130 Kanuga Chapel Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28739, USA
Keywords: Elateroidea, new records, insect survey, distribution, Kanuga
Abstract
Two new state records (North Carolina) and eight total species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) are reported from a survey site in western North Carolina. Updated distributions are provided for each species.
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Publication
1111
Published
2025-03-28
How to cite
Leavengood, Jr. JM, Otto RL, Brown MK. 2025. Distributional records of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from western North Carolina. Insecta Mundi 1111: 1–4.