Cedar Creek
Natural History Area


Insects of Cedar Creek

Order COLEOPTERA

Family RHYSODIDAE

(Wrinkled Bark Beetles)

The Wrinkled Bark Beetles (8 NA spp) are elongate beetles (6-8 mm) with head and pronotum deeply grooved and  beadlike antennae.  Rhysodes americanus collected  in Minnesota.  Found under bark of decaying hardwoods or pine.  This family not collected at Cedar Creek.


jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000