Corresponding author: Reginald Webster (
Academic editor: R. Anderson
This paper treats new
The following records are based on specimens collected during a general survey by the first author to document the
Most specimens reported in this paper were collected from Lindgren 12-funnel trap samples during a study to develop a general attractant for the detection of invasive species of
Distribution maps, created using ArcMap and ArcGIS, are presented for each species in New Brunswick, and known distribution in Canada and Alaska is listed for each. New records for New Brunswick are indicated in bold in the Distribution section. The following abbreviations are used in the text:
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*Newfoundland and Labrador are each treated separately here.
Acronyms of collections examined or where specimens reside referred to in this study are as follows:
All records below are species newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada, unless noted otherwise. Species followed by ** are newly recorded from the Maritime provinces of Canada.
The classification of the
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Notes: *New to province, **New to Maritime provinces.
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
In New Brunswick,
MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
The specimen with habitat data from New Brunswick was collected from a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old-growth northern hardwood forest with sugar maple and yellow birch. Specimens were collected during May and June.
AK, YK, NT, BC, AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF (
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF (
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
AK, NT, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
AK, YK, NT, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC,
The
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
In New Brunswick, this species was captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in various deciduous and coniferous forest types. These included a mature hardwood forest, an old red oak forest, an old silver maple (
ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
One specimen from New Brunswick was captured in an ultraviolet light trap in a mixed forest area. Others were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in the canopy of red oaks in an old red oak forest and in the canopy of a silver maple in a silver maple forest. Adults were captured during June, July, and August.
ON, QC,
Collection localities in Nova Scotia, Canada of
In Europe,
QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
BC, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Adults were found in June on the inner margin of salt marshes, seasonally flooded (freshwater) marshes, and in a beaver meadow, and were collected by sweeping the marsh vegetation.
BC, AB, MB, ON, QC,
We thank Caroline Simpson for editing this manuscript and Serge Laplante (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) for determining specimens and other assistance. Two anonymous reviewers are thanked for their comments that improved the manuscript. Nichole Brawn, Katie Burgess, Marie-Andrée Giguère, Nancy Harn, Cory Hughes, Rob Johns, Marsell Laity, Colin MacKay, Wayne MacKay, Jessica Price, Michelle Roy, D. Sabine, and Vincent Webster are thanked for technical assistance and collecting specimens; Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the USDA APHIS for funding the study on early detection of invasive cerambycids, which provided many specimens collected in Lindgren funnel traps; the Canadian Wildlife Service for funding insect surveys at the Shepody National Wildlife Areas; the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund for funding various insect surveys over the past 7 years; and the Meduxnekeag River Association for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest). The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) is thanked for issuing permits for sampling in the Protected Natural Areas and for providing logistical support. Survey work in the Jacquet River Gorge Protected Natural Area was organized through the New Brunswick Museum, with external funding from the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund, Salamander Foundation, and the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund.