Species Details

Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »

SeasonalityAdults have been collected from mid April to mid July. IdentificationA small species. The tarsal claws bear setae, and the 4th tarsal article bears a narrow ventral membranous lobe. The 1st antennal article is flat and triangular. The pronotum is yellowish-red with a pair of larteral dark bands of variable size. The elytra vary from black to yellowish-red with black markings. 4.5-6.5 mm.

Scientific Name Conoderus auritus Habitat Dry mixed prairie (Brooks, 1960). Seasonality Adults have been collected from mid April to mid July. Identification
A small species. The tarsal claws bear setae, and the 4th tarsal article bears a narrow ventral membranous lobe. The 1st antennal article is flat and triangular. The pronotum is yellowish-red with a pair of…
A small species. The tarsal claws bear setae, and the 4th tarsal article bears a narrow ventral membranous lobe. The 1st antennal article is flat and triangular. The pronotum is yellowish-red with a pair of larteral dark bands of variable size. The elytra vary from black to yellowish-red with black markings. 4.5-6.5 mm.
Life History Larvae live in soil. In the United States, larvae are an agricultural pest with a one or two year life cycle. Conservation Uncommon to rare. Range Medicine Hat to Lethbridge. In North America, recorded from Alberta to Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Missouri.

Citation

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"Species Details - Conoderus auritus, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5375. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Authorship

Name Fuller, E. R.
Role species page author
Date 2004

Specimen Information

There are 7 specimens of this Species.

5 results plotted on map in 3 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

UASM3204 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario

UASM3205 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Ontario

UASM3206 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedUnited States: Massachusetts, Hampden county, Chicopee

UASM43704 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Roche Percee Collected ByWallis, J. B. Date Collected1927-07-06

UASM43706 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1927-07-16

UASM43707 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1923-04-14

UASM43708 - Conoderus auritus

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Medicine Hat Collected ByCarr, F. S. Date Collected1930-05-25

Adult Seasonal Distribution