Colydium lineola Say, 1826

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

Colydium lineola Say, 1826

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 11 individuals from nine sites. Caught in flight trap from 25 March – 11 August 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern and coastal western North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Adults and larvae inhabit bark beetle tunnels ( Hopkins 1893; Hoffmann 1942), although reported predation may be circumstantial or facultative ( Ivie 2002 b); prefers deadwood at the base of trees ( Stephan 1989; Ulyshen and Hanula 2009 a); emerged from oaks, loblolly pine, hickory, and various other hardwoods ( Blackman and Stage 1924; Stephan 1989; Gil 2008; Ulyshen and Hanula 2009 a).