An Asian Ground Beetle, Mochtherus tetraspilotus (MacLeay), in Florida
From Entomology Circulars.
Mochtherus tetraspilotus (MacLeay) was first detected in southern Florida in 1992 from 2 specimens taken at mercury light by Vince Golia in Palm Beach Co. These specimens remained unidentified until 1999 when Danny Shpeley, of the University of Alberta, determined them to be Mochtherus. …read more
Calleida Decora (Fabricius)
From Entomology Circulars.
Calleida decora (Fabricius) is a small arboreal ground beetle, predaceous both as larva and adult. Common on various cultivated crops, it is apparently the only carabid to complete its larval development on Florida soybean foliage (Neal 1974). …read more
