Logging-site-fauna

Guides

• Platysoma parallelum

  clown beetle

  Platysoma parallelum is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America, with records from multiple U.S. states. Like other members of the genus Platysoma, it is likely associated with decaying wood and bark habitats where it preys on other insects.

  ColeopteraHisteridaebark-beetle-predatorsaproxylicforest-insectNorth-Americaconiferous-forestlogging-site-fauna

• Pristaulacus foxleei

  Pristaulacus foxleei is a species of aulacid wasp in the family Aulacidae, described by Townes in 1950. It is native to North America, with records from western Canada including British Columbia. Like other members of its genus, it is a parasitoid wasp associated with wood-boring beetles. The species is one of approximately 32 aulacid species documented in North America.

  parasitoid-waspwood-boring-beetle-parasitoidforest-insectlogging-site-faunawestern-North-AmericaBritish-Columbia-faunaAulacidaeEvanoideaHymenoptera