Athous cucullatus

Athous cucullatus (Say, 1825) Collection information. USA: Georgia: Clarke Co.: 24 individuals from 19 sites. Caught in flight trap from 16 June – 9 September 2020. Distribution. Eastern North America. Saproxylic habits. Larvae occur in dead wood where they prey upon woodboring larvae (Kirk 1922; Glen 1950); emerged from decayed loblolly pine, hickory, elm, and various hardwoods (Blackman and Stage 1924; Hoffmann 1942; Ulyshen and Hanula 2010; Ferro et al. 2012 a). Conservation. Occurrence probability increases in old forests (predating 1938 and oak dominated) in the Piedmont (Traylor et al. 2024).