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[Skwiggledork]

Planning what to look for come spring and last year I heard rumors that we have Colobopsis somewhere in NY. I don't see anything about them on Antmaps/antwiki, and the person I heard it from hadn't found any, so I am not convinced. Is there any species of Colobopsis native to NY and if so, what is the best way to look for them?

[Major]

Colobosis Impressus can be found in June in Poughkeepsie, NY. I have a friend who has found multiple. You can talk to him on discord, he goes by Space. I've heard blacklighting is best. Especially near forests.

VoidElecent has found Colobosis Impressus, and he lives in PA, which is pretty close to NY.

[PurdueEntomology]

I plan on doing a study on Colobopsis mississipiensis  which apparently only uses Fraxinus americana as its host tree with regards to the decline of the tree F. americana due to the Emerald Ash Borer to try to see if C. mississipiensis is able to transition to another species of tree as a host or will it decline with the decline of F. americana.  I would encourage those of you collecting this genus to note the host trees and report them, and if they are being found in any Ash trees please inform us. 

[AnthonyP163]

Space does have Colobopsis, and they were relatively common in the area he found them. 

[Space]

I've been summoned. haha

 

I found colobopsis impressa 30 minutes to 2 hours after sunset at my blacklight. I found these in June, and my guess is that they fly late June through July. 

 

In total I caught 3 but only 1 colony actually made it past founding and now has 4 workers.