Drapetes quadripustulatus Bonvouloir, 1859

Traylor, Clayton R., Ulyshen, Michael D., Cornish, J. Winston, Tigreros, Gabriel & McHugh, Joseph V., 2025, Progress toward a list of saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) in the southeastern USA, ZooKeys 1232, pp. 1-95 : 1-95

Drapetes quadripustulatus Bonvouloir, 1859

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: a single individual from one site. Caught in flight trap from 26 August – 9 September 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern United States ( Mathison 2021).

Saproxylic habits.

Emerged from loblolly pine throughout decomposition and in both burned and unburned logs ( Ulyshen and Hanula 2010; Ulyshen et al. 2010), and also occur on southern red oak logs ( Gil 2008); larvae of Drapetes develop under loose bark or in decaying wood ( Johnson 2015).