Drapetes exstriatus (Say, 1834)

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 exstriatus (Say, 1834)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: two individuals from one site. Caught in flight trap from 30 June – 11 August 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern United States.

Saproxylic habits.

Adults occur under bark, including oak and a long-dead fallen tree ( Wilson 2012; Mathison 2021); larvae of Drapetes (Dejean, 1821) develop under loose bark or in decaying wood ( Johnson 2015).