Distribution extension of Adistemia convexa (Dajoz, 1974) (Coleoptera, Latridiidae) in Chile
Francisco Tello,
Fernanda Olivares,
Cristobal Tello-Arriagada
Affiliations
Francisco Tello
Laboratorio de Salud de Bosques, Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
Fernanda Olivares
Escuela de Ciencias con Mención en Biología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
Cristobal Tello-Arriagada
Escuela de Ciencias con Mención en Biología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
Here we reported the presence of a minute brown scavenger beetles (Coleoptera, Latridiidae), Adistemia convexa (Dajoz, 1974) in an urban forest located at Valdivia city of Chile, collected using tree-trunk flight intercept traps. Based on this finding, the distribution of this genus and species is extended at 900 km towards the south of Chile, expanding the forest association to the Temperate Valdivian Forest.
