Ardistomis alticola
General description:
Geograpgic: NEO
Distribution: Native, New World. Haiti.
Common name: High-living Pointed-mouth Beetle
Synonym: Ardistomis alticola Darlington, 1935:173
Biology:
Macrohabitat: Uplands, 1524 meters altitude in lower montane wet forest.
Microhabitat: Adults are ground-dwelling on damp to wet substrate. Dispersal abilities:
Brachypterous, hence flightless therefore vagility limited to walking or running; slow runners;
strong burrowers. Seasonal occurrence: Adults have been found in September. Behavior:
Adults are nocturnal, predaceous, halobiont hygrophiles and take cover under mossy stones in
damp gullies during the day.