Table Al. Trophic data for Coleoptera collected from the Big Beaver Creek Watershed, NOCA, during 1995 and 1996.
Key to Functional Groups (derived from and similar to Parsons et al. 1991):
? = trophic role uncertain, ~ = associated with trophic resource, but may not feed upon it,
Ad = larvae fed or provisioned by adults, D= detritivore, Dg = dung feeder,
F1 = flower (incl. pollen, nectar) feeder, Fu = fungivore, H = herbivore, Ms = moss feeder, Nf = non-feeding, O = Omnivore, Pa = parasite, Pr = predator, Rt = root feeder,
Sd = seed feeder, Sp = sap / exudate feeder, Sv = Scavenger, X = xylophage.
FAMILY | SPECIES | FUNCTIONAL GROUP | COMMENTS | |
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Adults | Larvae | |||
Amphizoidae | Amphizoa insolens LeConte | Pr | Pr | Prey upon immature/adult stoneflies. Aquatic. |
Anthicidae | Anthicus nanus LeConte | Fl?, 0? | Fu?, 0? | |
Anthicidae | Eurygenius camplanatus LeConte | Fl | D | |
Anthicidae | Ischalia vancouverensis Harrington | Nf? | ~X | Larvae may feed upon fungi in rotting wood. |
Buprestidae | Agrilus politus (Say) | Fl | X | Larval hosts include maples and willows. |
Byrrhidae | Byrrhus kirbyi LeConte | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Curimopsis albonotata LeConte | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Cytilus alternatus Say | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Exomella pleuralis (Casey) | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Listemus acuminatus (Mannerheim) | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Morychus aeneolus LeConte | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Byrrhidae | Morychus oblongus LeConte | Ms | Ms | Feed upon mosses |
Cantharidae | Cantharis oregonus LeConte | Fl, Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Cantharidae | Malthodes alexanderi Fender | Pr? | Pr? | |
Cantharidae | Malthodes sp. | Pr? | Pr? | |
Cantharidae | Podabrus conspiratus Fall | Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Cantharidae | Podabrus piniphilus Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum affine Kirby | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum brevicolle Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum consimile (Gyllenhal) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum ferruginosum Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum piceolum LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Agonum thoreyi Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Amara littoralis Mannerheim | O | Pr | Adults readily feed upon seeds. |
Carabidae | Amara sanjuanensis Hatch | O | Pr | Adults readily feed upon seeds. |
Carabidae | Anchomenus quadratus (LeConte) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Anisodactylus binotatus Fabricius | O | Pr | EXOTIC, Adults feed upon seeds, plant parts. |
Carabidae | Apristus constrictus Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion breve (Motschulsky) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion concretum Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion convexulum Hayward | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion erasum LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion fortestriatum Motschulsky | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion hesperum Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion inaequale Say | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion incrematum LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion iridescens LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion kuprianovi Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion planatum LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion planiusculum Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion quadrifoveolatum Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion quadrimaculatum dubitans LeConte | Pr / H /Sd | Pr | Adults known to eat young plants and seeds. |
Carabidae | Bembidion quadrulum LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bembidion semipunctatum Donovan | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Blethisa oregonensis LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Bradycellus conformis Fall | O | Pr | Adults readily feed upon seeds, vegetation. |
Carabidae | Bradycellus lecontei Csiki | O | Pr | Adults readily feed upon seeds, vegetation. |
Carabidae | Bradycellus nigrinus Dejean | O | Pr | Adults readily feed upon seeds, vegetation. |
Carabidae | Calathus fuscipes (Goeze) | Pr / H /Sd | Pr | EXOTIC, Adults known to feed on plants and seeds. |
Carabidae | Chlaenius interruptus Horn | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Cicindela depressula Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Cicindela oregona LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Diplous atterrimus Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Elaphrus clairvillei Kirby | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Elaphrus purpurans Hausen | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Harpalus cordifer Notman | O | Pr | Adults extensively herbivorous - seeds, etc. |
Carabidae | Harpalus somnulentus Dejean | O | Pr | Adults extensively herbivorous - seeds, etc. |
Carabidae | Leistus ferruginosus Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized predators of springtails. |
Carabidae | Loricera decempunctata Eschscholtz | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized predators of springtails. |
Carabidae | Nebria gebleri cascadensis Kavanaugh | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed upon small invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Nebria mannerheimi Fischer | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Nebria sahlbergi Fischer | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Notiophilus sylvaticus Eschscholtz | Pr | Pr | Adults prey upon springtails, mites. |
Carabidae | Opisthius richardsoni Kirby | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Patrobus fossifrons dimorphicus Darlington | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Pterostichus castaneus (Dejean) | Pr / Sd? | Pr | Adults may feed upon seeds, as do congeners. |
Carabidae | Pterostichus herculaneus Mannerheim | Pr / Sd | Pr | Adults known to feed upon seeds. |
Carabidae | Pterostichus neobrunneus Lindroth | Pr / Sd? | Pr | Adults may feed upon seeds, as do congeners. |
Carabidae | Pterostichus riparius Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Scaphinotus angulatus Harris | Pr | Pr | Specialized predators of slugs & snails. |
Carabidae | Scaphinotus angusticollis Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Prey on slugs, snails, thought to eat other invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Scaphinotus marginatus Fischer | Pr | Pr | Prey on slugs, snails, thought to eat other invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Synuchus impunctatus Say | Pr / Sd | Pr | Esp. subcortical. Adults known to eat seeds. |
Carabidae | Trechus chalybeus Dejean | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Trechus oregonensis Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Carabidae | Trichocellus cognatus Gyllenhal | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Cerambycidae | Brachyleptura dehiscens (LeConte) | Fl | X | Larval hosts are recently dead conifers. |
Cerambycidae | Leptura obliterata Haldeman | Fl | X | Larval hosts are dead and dying conifers. |
Cerambycidae | Plectura spinicauda Mannerheim | Fl | X | Larval hosts include hardwoods and conifers. |
Cerambycidae | Stenocorus flavolineatus (LeConte) | Fl | X | Larval hosts are probably hardwoods. |
Cerambycidae | Xestoleptura crassipes (LeConte) | Fl | X | Larvae occur in well-decayed conifers. |
Cerambycidae | Xestoleptura tibialis LeConte | Fl | X | Larvae occur in well-decayed conifers. |
Chrysomelidae | Altica corni Woods | H | H | Recorded from Cornus pubescens. |
Chrysomelidae | Altica tombacina Mannerheim | H | H | Recorded from dogwood, fireweed. |
Chrysomelidae | Chaetocnema irregularis LeConte | H | Rt | Recorded from a wide variety of plants. |
Chrysomelidae | Chrysomela mainensis Bechyne | H | H | Breeds & feeds upon alder foliage. |
Chrysomelidae | Crepidodera nana (Say) | H | Rt | Hosts are cottonwood, willow, etc. |
Chrysomelidae | Hippuriphila mancula LeConte | H | H | Host is Equisetum. Larvae inside stems. |
Chrysomelidae | Macrohaltica ambiens (LeConte) | H | H | Adults & larvae feed on alder leaves. |
Chrysomelidae | Macrohaltica caurina Blake | H | H | Adults recorded from Ribes. |
Chrysomelidae | Plateumaris nitida Germar | H | H | Water lilies, aquatic plants. Larvae aquatic. |
Chrysomelidae | Pyrrhalta punctipennis Mannerheim | H | H | Feed upon willow. |
Chrysomelidae | Pyrrhalta spiraeophila Hatch & Beller | H | H | Feed upon spirea. |
Ciidae | Cis americanus Mannerheim | Fu | Fu | Feed upon polypore fungi. |
Ciidae | Cis maritimus Hatch | Fu | Fu | Feed upon fungi. |
Ciidae | Octotemnus laevis Casey | Fu | Fu | Known from many polypore fungi |
Coccinellidae | Hippodamia washingtoni Timberlake | Pr | Pr | Prey upon aphids |
Coccinellidae | Scymnus caurinus Horn | Pr | Pr | Prey upon mealybugs, scales, aphids, & mites. |
Coccinellidae | Stethorus punctum picipes Casey | Pr | Pr | Prey upon mites, incl. spider mites. |
Colydiidae | Lasconotus vegrandis Horn | Pr | Fu?, Pr | Eat subcortical invertebrates. Young larvae eat fungi. |
Corylophidae | Orthoperus scutellaris LeConte | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Cryptophagidae | Anchicera ephippiata Zimmerman | Fu? | Fu? | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc.? |
Cryptophagidae | Anchicera kamtschatica Motschulsky | Fu? | Fu? | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc.? |
Cryptophagidae | Anchicera ochracea Zimmerman | Fu? | Fu? | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc.? |
Cryptophagidae | Anchicera postpallens Casey | Fu? | Fu? | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc.? |
Cryptophagidae | Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer | Fl | D? | Larvae occur in bumblebee nests. |
Cryptophagidae | Atomaria constricta Casey | Fu | Fu | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc. |
Cryptophagidae | Atomaria quadricollis Casey | Fu | Fu | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc. |
Cryptophagidae | Caenoscelis ferruginea (Sahlberg) | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat molds and fungal spores. |
Cryptophagidae | Cryptophagus cellaris (Scopoli) | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat molds and fungal spores. |
Cryptophagidae | Cryptophagus confertus Casey | Fu | Fu | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc. |
Cryptophagidae | Cryptophagus lapponicus Gyllenhal | Fu | Fu | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc. |
Cryptophagidae | Cryptophagus tuberculosus Maklin | Fu | Fu | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc. |
Cryptophagidae | Henotiderus lorna Hatch | Fu? | Fu? | Eat fungi & molds in litter, nests, etc.? |
Curculionidae | Baris sparsa LeConte | H | H, Rt | Larvae stem & root feeders upon Asteraceae. |
Curculionidae | Cryptorhynchus lapathi Linnaeus | H | X | EXOTIC. On Populus, Salix. |
Curculionidae | Geoderces horni Van Dyke | H | Rt | Often a pest of caneberries & strawberries. |
Curculionidae | Lepesoma (= Dyslobus) lecontei Casey | H | Rt | Adults eat conifer flowers and young cones. |
Curculionidae | Lepesoma (= Dyslobus) verrucifera Casey | H | Rt | Adults feed upon foliage. |
Curculionidae | Rhyncolus brunneus Mannerheim | X | X | Under bark of dead conifers. |
Curculionidae | Steremnius carinatus Boheman | Rt | Rt | Conifer root feeder, girdler. Vector of black-stain root disease. |
Curculionidae | Sthereus (= Lobosoma) horridus (Mannerheim) | D? | D? | Adults in litter, on bark, or in logs. |
Dytiscidae | Agabus anthracinus Mannerheim | Pr / Sv | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Agabus austinii Sharp | Pr | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Agabus strigulosus (Crotch) | Pr | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Agabus tristis Aube | Pr / Sv | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Agabus sp. (female) | Pr | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Dytiscus sp. (larva) | Pr | Pr | Prey upon aquatic invertebrates/vertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Graphoderus perplexus Sharp | Pr | Pr | Hatch (1953) says "rare" |
Dytiscidae | Hydroporus pacificus Fall | Pr | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Hydroporus sp. | Pr | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Dytiscidae | Rhantus suturellus (Harris) | Pr / Sv | Pr | Prey upon small aquatic invertebrates |
Elateridae | Agriotes ferrugineipennis LeConte | Fl, H | Rt | Larvae feed upon grasses. |
Elateridae | Ampedus carbonicolor (Eschscholtz) | Fl | Pr / D | Larvae subcortical predators of invertebrates. |
Elateridae | Ampedus rhodopus LeConte | Fl, H | Pr, SV | Larvae also eat bacterial & fungal slimes. |
Elateridae | Athous rufiventris Eschscholtz | Fl, H | Pr | Adults nocturnal. |
Elateridae | Athous vittiger LeConte | Fl, H | Pr | Adults nocturnal. |
Elateridae | Cardiophorus amplicollis Motschulsky | Fl, H | Pr | Associated with sandy areas. |
Elateridae | Cardiophorus propinquus Hatch | Fl, H | Pr | Associated with sandy areas. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera aeripennis (Kirby) | Fl, H | Pr | Larvae are facultative phytophages. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera angusticollis Mannerheim | Fl, H | Pr | Larvae are facultative phytophages. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera opacula (LeConte) | Fl, H | ? | Larvae are facultative phytophages. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera propola columbiana (Brown) | Fl | Pr | Larvae are litter/soil predators of invertebrates. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera resplendens (Eschscholtz) | Fl | Pr | Larvae are litter/soil predators of invertebrates. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera suckleyi (LeConte) | Fl | Pr | Larvae are litter/soil predators of invertebrates. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera volitans Eschscholtz | Fl, H | Pr | Larvae are facultative phytophages. |
Elateridae | Ctenicera umbripennis (LeConte) | Fl | Pr | Larvae are litter/soil predators of invertebrates. |
Elateridae | Dalopius maritimus Brown | Fl, H | Rt | |
Elateridae | Eanus striatipennis Brown | Fl, H | Pr | Known from montane bogs & wet meadows. |
Elateridae | Hemicrepidius pallidipennis Mannerheim | Fl, H | Pr | Larvae may be facultative phytophages. |
Elateridae | Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian. Sometimes a minor agricultural pest. |
Elateridae | Hypolithus dispersus (Horn) | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian, in gravel/sand bars. |
Elateridae | Hypolithus musculus (Eschscholtz) | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian, in gravel/sand bars. |
Elateridae | Hypolithus nocturnus Eschscholtz | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian. |
Elateridae | Hypolithus squalidus LeConte | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian. |
Elateridae | Hypolithus sp. | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian, in gravel/sand bars. |
Elateridae | Ligmargus funebris Candeze | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian. |
Elateridae | Megapenthes caprella (LeConte) | Fl, H | X | |
Elateridae | Migiwa sp. (= striatulus LeConte?) | Fl, H | Pr | |
Elateridae | Negastrius ornatus (LeConte) | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian, in gravel/sand bars. |
Elateridae | Zorochrus caurinus Horn | Fl, H | Pr | Riparian, in gravel/sand bars. |
Endomychidae | Xenomycetes laversi Hatch | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat polyporus fungi. |
Erotylidae | Triplax antica LeConte | Fu | Fu | Recorded from Polyporus |
Gyrinidae | Gyrinus picipes Aube | Pr / Sv | Pr | Feed at water surface on aquatic invertebrates. |
Histeridae | Hypocaccus bigemmeus LeConte | Pr | Pr | Sandy areas near water. Larvae in sand. |
Hydraenidae | Hydraena vandykei vandykei d'Orchymont | H, Sv | Pr?, Sv? | Eat aquatic periphyton, etc. |
Hydraenidae | Ochthebius cribricollis LeConte | H, Sv | Pr?, Sv? | Eat aquatic periphyton, etc. |
Hydrophilidae | Cercyon adumbratum Mannerheim | D, Dg, Sv | D, Dg, Sv | Adults & larvae eat rotting vegetation, etc. |
Hydrophilidae | Crenitis paradigma d'Orchymont | Sv | Pr | Larvae prey upon small aquatic invertebrates. |
Hydrophilidae | Cymbiodyta acuminata Fall | Sv? | Pr | Larvae prey upon small aquatic invertebrates. |
Hydrophilidae | Helophorus auricollis Eschscholtz | D, H | Pr | Adults known to feed upon dead grass & algae. |
Hydrophilidae | Megasternum posticatum (Mannerheim) | D / Sv | D / Sv | Adults & larvae feed on decaying vegetation. |
Laemophloeidae | Rhinomalus cygnaei (Mannerheim) | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae may eat subcortical fungi. |
Lampyridae | Phausis skelleyi Fender | Pr | Pr | Larvae eat slugs, snails, insect larvae. |
Latridiidae | Enicmus cordatus Belon | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae eat slime mold spores. |
Latridiidae | Melanopthalma americana Mannerheim | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat fungal spores, esp. molds. |
Latridiidae | Melanopthalma distinguenda Comolli | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat fungal spores, esp. molds. |
Latridiidae | Melanopthalma gibbosa Herbst | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat fungal spores, esp. molds. |
Latridiidae | Steposthethus liratus LeConte | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae probably eat fungal spores. |
Leiodidae | Agathidium californicum Horn | Fu | Fu | Feed upon basidiomycetes & slime molds. |
Leiodidae | Agathidium concinnum Mannerheim | Fu | Fu | Feed upon basidiomycetes & slime molds. |
Leiodidae | Agathidium contiguum Fall | Fu | Fu | Feed upon basidiomycetes & slime molds. |
Leiodidae | Agathidium sp. (near contiguum Fall) | Fu | Fu | Feed upon basidiomycetes & slime molds. |
Leiodidae | Agathidium jasperinum Fall | Fu | Fu | Feed upon basidiomycetes & slime molds. |
Leiodidae | Anisotoma confusa Horn | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae obligate slime mold feeders. |
Leiodidae | Anisotoma errans Brown | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae obligate slime mold feeders. |
Leiodidae | Catops basilaris Say | Sv/Dg | Sv/Dg | Eat carrion, dung, decaying fungi, etc. |
Leiodidae | Catops egenus Horn | Sv/Dg | Sv/Dg | Eat carrion, dung, decaying fungi, etc. |
Leiodidae | Catops simplex Say | Sv/Dg | Sv/Dg | Eat carrion, dung, decaying fungi, etc. |
Leiodidae | Catops spp. | Sv/Dg | Sv/Dg | Eat carrion, dung, decaying fungi, etc. |
Leiodidae | Catoptrichus frankenhaeuseri (Mann.) | Sv | Sv | At carrion, rotten fungi. Adults fall/winter. |
Leiodidae | Colon complicatum Hatch | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon inerme Mannerheim | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon magnicolle Mannerheim | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon nevadense Horn | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon schuhi Hatch | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon serripoides Hatch | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Colon sp. | Fu? | Fu? | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi? |
Leiodidae | Hydnobius simulator Brown | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae feed upon subterranean fungi. |
Leiodidae | Leiodes alesi Baronowski | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi. |
Leiodidae | Leiodes cascadensis Baronowski | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi. |
Leiodidae | Leiodes lateritia (Mannerheim) | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi. |
Leiodidae | Leiodes puncticollis (Thomson) | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat subterranean fungi. |
Leiodidae | Leptinus occidentamericanus Peck | Sv | Sv | Ectoparasite/inquilines of small mammals. |
Leiodidae | Nemadus decipiens (Horn) | D / Sv | D / Sv | Adults & larvae eat decaying organic matter. |
Leiodidae | Platycholeus opacellus Fall | D? | D? | Termitophilous with dampwood termites. |
Lucanidae | Ceruchus striatus LeConte | Nf | X | Larvae eat sapwood of decaying Douglas fir. |
Lycidae | Dictyopterus simplicipes Mannerheim | Fl, Pr | D? | Adults feed upon nectar, probably invertebrates. |
Melandryidae | Xylita laevigata Hellenius | Fu? | Fu? | Adults and larvae in decaying conifer logs. |
Melyridae | Hypebaeus bicolor (LeConte) | Pr ? ~Fl | Pr? / Sv? | Adults in other genera eat small invertebrates. |
Mordellidae | Mordella atrata Melsheimer | Fl | Fu? | Larvae of some congeners in shelf fungi. |
Nitidulidae | Epuraea avara Randall | Sv?, Sp | Sv?, Sp | At sap, fermenting fruit, flowers, under bark. |
Oedemeridae | Calopus angustus LeConte | Fl | Fu?, X? | Larvae in both live and dead trees. |
Oedemeridae | Ditylus gracilis LeConte | Nf? | X | Larvae feed upon moist rotten conifer wood. |
Oedemeridae | Ditylus quadricollis LeConte | Nf? | X | Larvae feed upon moist rotten conifer wood. |
Oedemeridae | Xanthochroa testacea Horn | Nf? | X | Larvae in decaying wood. |
Phalacridae | Phalacrus pencillatus Say | Fl, Fu | Fu | Adults, larvae eat smuts, rusts, mildews, etc. |
Phalacridae | Stilbus apicalis Melsh. | Fu | Fu | Eat molds & mildews on dead or dying leaves. |
Ptiliidae | Acrotrichis cognata Matthews | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Ptiliidae | Acrotrichis henrici Matthews | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Ptiliidae | Acrotrichis vicina Matthews | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Ptiliidae | Ptenidium pusillum Gyllenhal | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Ptilodactylidae | Araeopidius monachus LeConte | Nf? | D? | Larvae are aquatic, may be detritivores. |
Pyrochroidae | Dendroides ephemeroides Mannerheim | Nf | Fu? | Larvae eat fungi under bark, in decayed wood? |
Pyrochroidae | Pedilus jonae Young | Fl | D?, Sv? | Larvae associated with decaying vegetation. |
Pythidae | Priognathus monilicornis Randall | X? | X? | Adults, larvae under bark, in decaying conifers. |
Scarabaeidae | Aegialia lacustris LeConte | D | D | Adults & larvae eat decaying organic matter. |
Scarabaeidae | Aegialia opaca Brown | D | D | Adults & larvae eat decaying organic matter. |
Scarabaeidae | Aphodius opacus LeConte | Dg | Dg | Recorded from deer dung. |
Scarabaeidae | Onthophagus nuchicornis Linnaeus | Dg | Ad-D | EXOTIC. In domestic stock dung. |
Scirtidae | Cyphon brevicollis LeConte | Nf? | D | Adults terrestrial, Larvae aquatic detritivores. |
Scirtidae | Cyphon padi Linnaeus | Nf? | D | Adults terrestrial, Larvae aquatic detritivores. |
Scirtidae | Cyphon variabilis Thunberg | Nf? | D | Adults terrestrial, Larvae aquatic detritivores. |
Scolytidae | Gnathotrichus retusus (LeConte) | Fu | Fu | Recorded from alder, conifers. Ambrosia beetles. |
Scydmaenidae | Scydmaenus californicus Motschulsky | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Scydmaenidae | Scydmaenus fuchsi Brendel | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Scydmaenidae | Veraphis mirabilis Marsh | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Silphidae | Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim | Sv/Pr/Dg | Ad-Sv | Adults: carrion, feces, fly larvae. Larvae: carrion. |
Silphidae | Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt | Sv/Pr/Dg | Ad-Sv | Adults: carrion, feces, fly larvae. Larvae: carrion. |
Silphidae | Thanatophilus lapponicus (Herbst) | Sv | Sv | On carrion. Cold-adapted. |
Sphaeritidae | Sphaerites politus Mannerheim | Dg/D/Fu? | Dg?,D? | Adults: decayed plant material, bear dung, fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Acidota crenata Fabricius | Pr? | Pr? | Prey upon small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Actium barri Park & Wagner | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Actium retractum Casey | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Aleochara bilineata Gyllenhal | Pr | Pa | probable EXOTIC. Prey upon non-adult flies. |
Staphylinidae | Aleochara bimaculata Gravenhorst | Pr? | Pr? | probable EXOTIC. In dung, dead vegetation. |
Staphylinidae | Aleocharinae | Detritivores, fungivores, predators, etc. | ||
Staphylinidae | Amphicroum maculatum Horn | Fl | ? | Adults probably feed upon pollen. |
Staphylinidae | Anthobium clarkae Hatch | Pr? | Pr? | Prey upon small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Anthobium reflexicolle Casey | Pr? | Pr? | Ex: mouse nests. Prey on small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Anthobium sinuosum Hatch | Pr? | Pr? | Prey upon small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Atrecus macrocephalus (Nordmann) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed on small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Atrecus punctiventris (Fall) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed on small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Baeocera humeralis Fall | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae eat slime molds, basidiomycetes. |
Staphylinidae | Batrisodes albionicus (Aube) | Pr | Pr | Eat springtails and other small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Bisnius hesperidum Smetana | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed on small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Bisnius siegwaldi (Mannerheim) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed on small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Bledius cedarensis Hatch | H | H | Adults and larvae feed upon algae and diatoms. |
Staphylinidae | Bledius suturalis LeConte | H | H | Adults and larvae feed upon algae and diatoms. |
Staphylinidae | Bolitobius kremeri Maklin | Pr | Pr | Mycophilus predator. Eat maggots? |
Staphylinidae | Bryophacis discalis (Hatch) | ~Fu | ~Fu | Associated with fungi, in litter, under bark, etc. |
Staphylinidae | Bryophacis punctatissimus Hatch | ~Fu | ~Fu | Associated with fungi, in litter, under bark, etc. |
Staphylinidae | Bryophacis punctulatus Hatch | ~Fu | ~Fu | Associated with fungi, in litter, under bark, etc. |
Staphylinidae | Cupila excavata Park & Wagner | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Cypha crotchii Horn | ? | ? | Biology unknown. |
Staphylinidae | Dianous nitidulus LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed on small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Elonium NEAR barri (Hatch) | Fl | ? | Adults probably feed upon pollen. |
Staphylinidae | Elonium rugosa (Hatch) | Fl | ? | Adults probably feed upon pollen. |
Staphylinidae | Empelus brunnipennis Mannerheim | Fu | Fu | Adults & larvae feed upon fungal spores. |
Staphylinidae | Erichsonius cinerascens Gravenhorst | Pr? | Pr? | Adults recorded from sphagnum bogs. |
Staphylinidae | Eusphalerum fenyesi Bernh. | Fl | ? | Adults probably feed upon pollen. |
Staphylinidae | Eusphalerum pothos Mannerheim | Fl | ? | Adults probably feed upon pollen. |
Staphylinidae | Gabrius cushmani Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Gabrius picipennis Maklin | Pr | Pr | but also frequent carrion, dung & detritus. |
Staphylinidae | Gabrius seattlensis Hatch | Pr | Pr | As for congeners. |
Staphylinidae | Gabrius shulli Hatch | Pr | Pr | As for congeners. |
Staphylinidae | Hemiquedius fusculus (LeConte) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Ischnosoma fimbriatum Campbell | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults & larvae are associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Ischnosoma pictum (Horn) | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults & larvae are associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Ischnosoma splendidus (Gravenhorst) | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults & larvae are associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Lathrobium punctulatum? LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Lathrobium vancouveri Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Lithocaris capitula Casey | Pr? | Pr? | Adults & larvae in decaying plant matter. |
Staphylinidae | Lobrathium sp. | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Lordithon fungicola Campbell | Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae eat fly larvae. Mycophilus. |
Staphylinidae | Lordithon poecilus Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae eat fly larvae. Mycophilus. |
Staphylinidae | Lordithon thoracicus Fabricius | Pr | Pr | Adults and larvae eat fly larvae. Mycophilus. |
Staphylinidae | Lucifotychus cognatus LeConte | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Lucifotychus impellus Park & Wagner | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Mathrilaeum pictum (Fauvel) | Fl? / Sv? | ? | Adults recorded from flowers and carrion. |
Staphylinidae | Mathrilaeum subcostatum Maklin | ~Fl, Sv? | ? | Adults on flowers and carrion. |
Staphylinidae | Megarthrus arcuatus Hatch | Fu | Fu | Adults eat Agaricales, larvae eat fungal spores. |
Staphylinidae | Megarthrus pictus Motschulsky | Fu | Fu | Adults eat Agaricales, larvae eat fungal spores. |
Staphylinidae | Megarthrus sinuaticollis Boisduval & Lacordaire | Fu | Fu | Adults eat Agaricales, larvae eat fungal spores. |
Staphylinidae | Microedus austinianus LeConte | ? | ? | Riparian along montane sand and gravel bars. |
Staphylinidae | Microedus laticollis (Mannerheim) | Pr? | Pr? | Adults and larvae may eat small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Micropeplus minor Campbell | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae eat basidiomycetes, molds. |
Staphylinidae | Micropeplus nelsoni Campbell | Fu | Fu | Adults and larvae eat basidiomycetes, molds. |
Staphylinidae | Mycetoporus americanus Erichson | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults and larvae associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Mycetoporus bipunctatus Campbell | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults and larvae associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Mycetoporus pacificus Campbell | ~Fu | ~Fu | Adults and larvae associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Nitidotachinus tachyporoides (Horn) | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Olophrum consimile Gyllenhal | ? | ? | Adults: in litter & debris along streams, ponds. |
Staphylinidae | Omalium foraminosum Maklin | Pr | Pr | Congener at carrion, decaying plant material. |
Staphylinidae | Ontholestes cingulatus Gravenhorst | Pr | Pr | Associated with dung. Feed upon flies? |
Staphylinidae | Oropodes dybasi Grigarick & Schuster | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Oropus striatus (LeConte) | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Orus punctatus Casey | Pr? | Pr? | Adults & larvae prey upon small invertebrates? |
Staphylinidae | Oxyporus occipitalis Fauvel | Fu | Fu | Eat fleshy fungi (basidiomycetes: Agaricales). |
Staphylinidae | Oxytelus laqueatus Marsham | ~Dg, Sv? | ~Dg, Sv? | From carrion, dung, detritus. Saprophagous. |
Staphylinidae | Pelecomalium testaceum Mannerheim | Fl | ? | Adults: esp. at skunk cabbage. Probably pollenivores. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus crotchi Horn | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey on mycophagous flies. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus cruentatus (Gmelin) | Pr | Pr | EXOTIC. In dung & carrion. Prey upon flies. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus duplicatus Bernhauer & Schubert | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey on mycophagous flies. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus furvus Nordmann | Pr | Pr | Recorded from carrion. Prey upon flies. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus spiniformis Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae feed upon small invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Philonthus varians Paykull | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey on mycophagous flies. |
Staphylinidae | Phlaeopterus frosti Hatch | Pr / Sv? | Pr / Sv? | Congeneric adults seen eating snowfield insects. |
Staphylinidae | Proteinus basalis Maklin | Fu/Sv | Fu/Sv | Under carrion, in moss. |
Staphylinidae | Proteinus collars Hatch | Fu/Sv | Fu/Sv | Recorded for alder & pine litter |
Staphylinidae | Proteinus limbatus Maklin | Fu/Sv | Fu/Sv | Fungi, leaf litter, compost |
Staphylinidae | Pseudopsis sulcata Newman | Fu | Fu | Possible EXOTIC. Eat polyporous fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius aenescens Maklin | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius breviceps Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius crescenti Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius fulvicollis (Stephens) | Pr | Pr | Recorded from swamps, marshes and bogs. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius griffinae Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius horni Hatch | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius nevadensis Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Quedius oculeus Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Reichenbachia albionica Motschulsky | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates |
Staphylinidae | Sonoma hespera Park & Wagner | Pr? | Pr? | Eat mites, springtails, other small invertebrates |
Staphylinidae | Staphylinus pleuralis LeConte | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Staphylinus rutilicauda Horn | Pr | Pr | Adults & larvae prey upon invertebrates. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus juno Fabricius | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus laccophilus Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus maritimus Motschulsky | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus occidentalis Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus plicipennis (Casey) | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Stenus subgriseus Casey | Pr | Pr | Adults specialized for capturing springtails. |
Staphylinidae | Subhaida ingrata (Hatch) | ? | ? | Biology not recorded. |
Staphylinidae | Tachinus basalis Erichson | Pr, ~Fu | Pr, ~Fu | From dung, carrion and decaying fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Tachinus crotchii Horn | Pr, ~Fu | Pr, ~Fu | Recorded from carrion, dung & fleshy fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Tachinus maculicollis Maklin | Pr, ~Fu | Pr, ~Fu | Recorded from carrion, dung & fleshy fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Tachinus nigricornis Mannerheim | Pr, ~Fu | Pr, ~Fu | From dung, carrion and decaying fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Tachinus semirufus Horn | Pr, ~Fu | Pr, ~Fu | From dung, carrion and decaying fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Tachyporus canadensis Campbell | Pr | Pr | Adults from herbage, ant & animal nests. |
Staphylinidae | Tachyporus chrysomelinus Linnaeus | Pr | Pr | Adults from herbage, ant & animal nests. |
Staphylinidae | Tachyporus jocosus Say | Pr | Pr | Adults from herbage, ant & animal nests. |
Staphylinidae | Tachyporus maculicollis Campbell | Pr | Pr | Adults from herbage, ant & animal nests. |
Staphylinidae | Tachyporus mexicanus Sharp | Pr | Pr | Adults from herbage, ant & animal nests. |
Staphylinidae | Trichophya pilicornis Gyllenhal | ~Fu | ~Fu | Possible EXOTIC. Associated with fungi. |
Staphylinidae | Unamis fulvipes Fall | ? | ? | Biology unrecorded. |
Tenebrionidae | Helops pernitens LeConte | X? | X? | Adults found in decaying logs and wood. |
Tenebrionidae | Scaphidema pictum Horn | D | D | Adults and larvae in sandy riparian areas. |
Throscidae | Aulonthroscus validus LeConte | ~Fl | Pr?, Fu?> | Live in decaying wood. Reportedly predaceous,. |
Throscidae | Pactopus hornii LeConte | ~Fl | Pr?, Fu?> | Same as above, but in Europe reportedly eating mycorrhizae. |
Trogositidae | Temnochila chlorodia Mannerheim | Pr | Pr | Eat subcortical invertebrates, especially scolytids. |
Zopheridae | Phellopsis porcata LeConte | Fu | Fu | Feed upon polypore fungi. Also under bark. |
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Last Updated: 25-Nov-1998