Mordellistena tosta LeConte 1862

Mordellistena tosta LeConte, 1862 Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 16 individuals from nine sites. Caught in flight trap from 19 May – 30 June 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Emerged from decayed loblolly pine logs (Ulyshen et al. 2020; Traylor et al. 2023 c), and from alder (Alnus Mill. (Betulaceae)) (Liljeblad 1945). Conservation. Significantly associated with, and occurrence probability increases in, young forests (regrown since 1938 and pine dominated) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2023 a, 2024).