Orthostethus infuscatus (Germar, 1844)

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

Orthostethus infuscatus (Germar, 1844)

Collection information.

USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 173 individuals from 18 sites. Caught in flight trap from 2 June – 9 September 2020.

Distribution.

Eastern North America, west to Arizona, south to South America.

Saproxylic habits.

Larvae inhabit decaying logs ( Dozier 1918), apparently feeding on rotting wood ( Savely 1939); emerged from decayed loblolly pine and oak ( Savely 1939; Ulyshen and Hanula 2010); adults have been found within decayed interiors of living trees ( Hepting 1935).

Conservation.

Occurrence probability increases in old forests (predating 1938 and oak dominated) in the Piedmont ( Traylor et al. 2024).