Spilotus quadripustulatus (Melsheimer, 1846)

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

Spilotus quadripustulatus (Melsheimer, 1846)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia (new state record *): Clarke Co.: two individuals from two sites. Caught in flight trap from 9 April – 6 May 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America.

Saproxylic habits.

Very little known; emerged from maple wood ( DiGirolomo 2015) and associated with hardwood forests in Canada ( Webster et al. 2012 c).

Conservation.

Rare in the Maritime Provinces of Canada, possibly due to the history of intensive forest management in the region altering forest composition and structure ( Majka 2007).