Notes on the biology and hosts of Stelidota ferruginea (Coleoptera:Nitidulidae)

Jimmy R. Galford; Roger N. Williams; Mary Beacom; Mary Beacom

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-654

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Notes on the biology and hosts of Stelidota ferruginea (Coleoptera:Nitidulidae)

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Authors:

Jimmy R. Galford, Roger N. Williams, Mary Beacom, Mary Beacom

Year:

1991

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-654

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-654. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

The nitidulid Stelidota ferruginea Reitter was reared from damaged acorns of laurel oak, Quercus laurifolia Michx., and live oak, Q. virginiana Mill., collected in Sarasota County, Florida. This sap beetle has been reared in the laboratory solely on northern red oak, Q. rubra, acorns for over 3 years (27 + generations) and can breed in viable or nonviable acorns. In the laboratory, S. ferruginea can develop in the seeds of several species of trees. New information on the biology of S. ferruginea is presented.

Keywords

Nitidulidae, Stelidota, acorn insects

Citation

Galford, Jimmy R.; Williams, Roger N.; Beacom, Mary. 1991. Notes on the biology and hosts of Stelidota ferruginea (Coleoptera:Nitidulidae). Res. Pap. NE-654. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.