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Coleoptera of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory: an Annotated Checklist Great Basin Naturalist Volume 46 Number 2 Article 18 4-30-1986 Coleoptera of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory: an annotated checklist Michael P. Stafford University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho William F. Barr University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho James B. Johnson University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn Recommended Citation Stafford, Michael P.; Barr, William F.; and Johnson, James B. (1986) "Coleoptera of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory: an annotated checklist," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 46 : No. 2 , Article 18. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol46/iss2/18 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Great Basin Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. COLEOPTERA OF THE IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST Michael P. Stafford", William F. Barr" and James B. Johnson" AbstR'VCT. —An insect survey was conducted on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory during the summers of Vi 1981-1983. This site is on the Snake River Plains in southeastern Idaho. Presented here is an annotated checkUst of the Coleoptera collected. Successful collecting methods, dates of adult occurrence, and relative abundance are given for each species. Relevant biological information is also presented for some species. The Idaho National Engineering Labora- tory (INEL) was designated an Environmen- tal Research Park in 1975. Because of the increased number of ecological studies on the INEL since this time, there is a need for an entomofaunal list for this area. This informa- tion will be valuable to many biologists since insects interact with many other organisms, e.g., plants as pollinators and herbivores or vertebrates as food and parasites. Therefore, an insect survey was conducted on the INEL during the summers of 1981-1983. The objec- tives of this survey were to document the taxonomic composition of the insect fauna and the seasonal occurrence, relative abundance, and host information for the insect species present. Several arthropod surveys were conducted on the INEL, formerly known as the National Reactor Testing Station, under the auspices of Brigham Young University. Allred (1968) re- Eig. 1. Location and detail of the Idaho National Engi- ported seven species of ticks from a variety of neering Laboratory. hosts. Forty-two species of spiders were col- lected in a pitfall trap survey (Allred 1969). Allred and Cole (1971) published a checklist of Mountain Ranges in southeast Idaho (Fig. I). 22 species of ants, and Allred and Muma The topography is flat to gently rolling; mean (1971) listed the solpugid species found on the elevation is 1,490 m. Soils are generally aeo- INEL. Allred (1973) reported the occurrence lian sandy loams and loess and classified as of scorpions. Although these studies provide Aridisols (McBride et al. 1978), with scattered valuable information on the ant and arachnid lava outcroppings. The vegetation is domi- faunae, information on other insect ta.\a is nated by big sagebrush {Artemisia tridentata lacking. Nutt.) Other conspicuous shrubs include green rabbitbrush (Chrijsothamnus viscidi- Study Area floris [Hook.] Nutt.), gray rabbitbrush (C. The INEL is on the Upper Snake River nauseosus [Pall.] Britt.), gray horsebrush {Te- Plains at the base of the Lost River and Lemhi tradymia canescens D.C.), and winter fat Published with the approval of the director of the Idaho .Agriculture Station as Research Paper 85724. ^Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843. 287 288 Great Basin Natur.\list Vol. 46, No. 2 = = (Ceratoides lanata [Piirsh] J. T. Howell). The SW Sweep Net; PE Plant Examination; dominant grasses are bluebunch wheatgrass PF = Pitfall Trap; WP = Windowpane Trap. (Agropyron spicatum [Pursh] S. & S.), Indian Relative Abundances ricegrass {Orijzopsis hijmenoides [R. & S.] Ricker), bottlebrush squirreltail {Sitanion U = Uncommon, 1-15 specimens; C = Com- mon, 16-50 specimens; A = Abundant, 51 + hystrix [Nutt.] J. B. Smith), and needle-and- thread {Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr.). The specimens. more alkaline areas are dominated by shad- The assignment of the abundance rating is scale {Atriplex confertifola [Torr. & Frem.] subjective. It is based upon both the number Wats.) and saltsage (A. nuttalii Wats.). In de- of specimens collected and on personal obser- pressions prone to flooding are stands of Great vations. Because of population fluctuations we Basin wildrye (Elyjyms cinereus Scribn. & have observed over the years, these ratings Merrifl). E.xtensive stands of Utah juniper may not always be indicative of the abundance {Juniperus osteospenna [Ton.] Little) occur of a species in that particular year. Also, the on the foothills of the surrounding mountains. collecting methods employed may not always Harniss and West (1973) described the vege- reflect the relative abundance of a species. tation patterns and presented a detailed map Coleoptera Checklist of the vegetation found on the INEL. Jeppson and Holte (1978) listed the plant species found Carabidae in the area. Agonum balesi Gray: PF; May, Jun; U. Agonum placidiim (Say): LT; Jul; U. Results Amara apricaria Paykull: LT; Jul; U. Presented here is an annotated checklist of Amara impuncticollis Say: PF; Jul; U. the Coleoptera we collected in approximately Amara laticollis LeConte: LT; Jul; U. 800 man-hours of collecting during this survey Amara miisculus Say: PF; Jun, Jul; U. and previous collecting efforts on the INEL Amara sp. (poss. quenseli Schonherr): PF; Jul; over the last 25 years by one of us (WFB). The U. list includes 214 species in 29 families, making Axinopalpus hiplagiatus (Dejean): PF, WP; U. it the most extensive faunal list yet published Jul; for the INEL. This information should be use- Bembidion immaculosum Hatch: LT, PF; Jul, ful for those undertaking entomological and Aug; U. ecological studies in semiarid regions of the Bembidion nebraskense LeConte: LT; Aug; West, particularly in the Great Basin and U. Snake River Plains. The placement of family Bembidion obscurelhim Motschulsky: LT; names follows A Catalog of the Coleoptera of Jul, Aug; A. America North of Mexico (Kingsolver 1979). Bembidion rupicola Kirby: LT; Aug; U. Genus and species names are arranged in al- Bembidion timidum LeConte: LT; Aug; U. phabetical order. Determinations, except as Calosoma luxatmn Say: PF; May-Jul; U. noted in the acknowledgments, were made by Cicindela decemnotata Sav: PF, GC; Mav- Aug; U. the authors and Paul J. Johnson (also at the Universitv of Idaho) using published kevs, Cymindis planipcnnis LeConte: PF; Jun- e.g. Arnett (1963) and Hatch (1953-1973), and Aug; U. the University of Idaho insect collection as Harpalus amptitatu.s Si\\: PF; May; U. reference material. Following each species Harpalus basilaris Kirby: PF; Jun; U. are the collecting methods, dates of occur- Harpalus fraternus LeConte: LT, PF; Jun, rence, and abundance. Biological information Jul; U. is presented for some species. Voucher speci- Lebia vittata (Fabricius): WP; May-Jul; U. mens are housed in the William F. Barr Ento- Microlestes nigrinus (Mannerheim): PF; Jun, mological Museum at the University of Idaho. Jul; U. Philophuga viridis Dejean: PF, PE; May-Jul; U. Gollecting Methods Larva obserxed feeding on larva of the BF = Berlese Funnel; GC ^ General Collect- sagebrush defoliator, Aroga websteri Clark, ing; LT = Light Trap; MT = Malaise Trap; (Lepidoptera: Gelechidae), on A. tridentata. April 1986 Stafford ET AL. : CoLEOPTERA OF Idaho 289 Piosoma setosa LeConte: PF, WP; Jun, Jul; Serica barri Dawson: LT, PF; Jul; A. U. New state record. Trox sp.: LT; Jun; U. Pseudomorpha behrensi Horn: PF; Jul, U. Leiodidae Dytiscidae Hydnobius sp.: LT, PF; Jun, Jul; U. Laccophilus decipiens LeConte: LT; Aug; U. Ptomophagus californicus (LeConte): PF; Jul; U. Hydrophilidae Silphidae Berosus fraternus LeConte: LT; Jul; U. Nicrophorus hecate Bland; PF, WP; May- Berosus stylifertis Horn: LT; Jul, Aug; U. Aug; C. Cercyon quisquiliiis (Linnaeus): LT; Jul; U. Heloplionis sp.: LT; Jul, Aug; U. Staphylinidae Sphaehdium scarabaeoides (Linnaeus): PF; Anotylus sp.: LT; Aug; U. Jun-Aug; U. Bledius strenuus Casey: LT; Jul; U. Histeridae Philonthus concinnus (Grcivenhorst): PF; May; U. Psiloscelis corrosa Casey: WP; U. New Jun; Philonthus cruentatus (Gmelin): PF; May; U. state record. Platystethus americanus (Erichson): LT; Aug; Saprinus lugens Erichson: GC; May; U. U. Saprinus oregonensis LeConte: PF; Jun, Jul; Tachinus angustatus Horn: WP; Jun; U. U. Xerosaprinus acilinea (Marseul): PF; Jun, Jul; Pselaphidae U. Pilopius sp.: GC; May; U. Xerosaprinus lubricus (LeConte): PF; Jun- Aug; C. Heteroceridae Lanternarius brunneus (Melsheimer): LT; Scarabaeidae Jun; U. Aphodius denticidatus Haldeman: LT, PF; Buprestidae May-Jul; U. Aphodius distinctus Miiller: PF; May; U. Acmaeodera itnmaculata Horn: GC, PE; Jul; Ap/iot/ius/ossor (Linnaeus): GC; Jul; U. C. Larvae bore roots of C. lanata , adults on Aphodius hirsutus Brown: PF; May; U. flowers oiOpuntia polyacantha Haw. Aphodius granarius (Linnaeus): PF; Jun; U. Agrilus politus (Say): GC, PE; Jul-Aug; U. Aphodius vittatus Say: PF; Jul; U. Larvae bore Salix spp. Aphodius sp. (poss. militaris LeConte): PF, Agrilus pubifrons Fisher: GC, PE, SW; Jul, WP; May; U. Aug; C. Larvae
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