Lechriops oculata (Say, 1824)

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

Lechriops oculata (Say, 1824)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 838 individuals from 36 sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 March – 9 September 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Adults occur under bark ( Ott 2011 a); western species of Lechriops develop under the bark of conifers ( Hespenheide 2003 b), although L. оculata is associated with hardwood trees ( Sleeper 1963).