Ampedus Dejean, 1833

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

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1232.143989

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E7F3DF85-80E1-41FB-8DB4-25E9460FCC9F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15027524

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/42622590-357F-56D6-8B29-D5F4574A8D16

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ZooKeys by Pensoft

scientific name

Ampedus Dejean, 1833
status

 

Genus Ampedus Dejean, 1833

Collection information.

See inidivudal species below.

Saproxylic habits.

Little is known about specific habits of each species, but larvae of Ampedus develop in decomposing wood where they are thought to prey on other invertebrates ( Ramberg 1979).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Elateridae