This beetle is fairly common in the Northeastern U.S. Found in deciduous forests and adjacent areas. It is attracted to lights. Its occurrence at Fontenelle Nature Centers is unknown. Photos A and B are females and were photographed in Childs hollow at the beginning of July. Photo C was taken at the wetlands after being attracted by lights. Adults eat the sap of trees while the larvae feed in rotting logs. They are not harmful to vegetation.

Also known as the pinching beetle or pinching bug. Formerly known as Pseudolucanus capreolus. Found at lights, at bait, and around decaying logs, stumps, where it breeds. Males use mandibles to fight at breeding sites. Eggs are deposited in rotting wood. Larvae live in decaying wood of deciduous trees. They take two years to develop, pupate in nearby soil.