Valgus canaliculatus

Valgus canaliculatus (Olivier, 1789) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 480 individuals from 37 sites. Caught in flight trap from 25 March – 27 July 2020. Distribution. Eastern United States. Saproxylic habits. Associated with subterranean termites (Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar, 1837) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)), and larvae develop by feeding on the walls of the termite galleries (Ritcher 1958); adults occur under bark of standing dead trees, such as mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa Nutt.) and pine (Howden and Vogt 1951; Steury and Paulsen 2022).