An Uncommon Beetle, Blapstinus metallicus (Fab.) (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae), Found in Maine Wild Blueberry Fields

Despite the tenebrionid genus Blapstinus being species rich with 91 described species in North America, individual beetles are not commonly observed. We collected Blapstinus metallicus (Fab.) in Maine wild blueberry fields in 2012 and in a Massachusetts wooded residential property in 2017. This spec...

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Published inJournal of the Kansas Entomological Society Vol. 92; no. 1; pp. 400 - 405
Main Authors Drummond, Francis A., Aman, William R., Collins, Judith A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society 01.01.2019
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Summary:Despite the tenebrionid genus Blapstinus being species rich with 91 described species in North America, individual beetles are not commonly observed. We collected Blapstinus metallicus (Fab.) in Maine wild blueberry fields in 2012 and in a Massachusetts wooded residential property in 2017. This species has the largest geographic range of all the Blapstinus species reported in North America. Our paper reports on the death feigning behavior of B. metallicus and provides a review of the literature on this little studied group of beetles.
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353