Bacanius punctiformis (LeConte, 1853)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia (new state record *): Clarke Co.: nine individuals from six sites. Caught in flight trap from 19 May – 26 August 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Adults occur under bark and are suggested to feed on fungi (Savely 1939); emerged in great numbers from loblolly pine (throughout decomposition), sweetgum, and water oak, and was particularly associated with deadwood items near to the ground (Ulyshen and Hanula 2009 a, 2010); additionally emerged from hardwood twigs (Ferro and Nguyen 2016).

Conservation.

Significantly associated with forests in highly forested landscapes (> 50 % forest) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2023 a).