Corresponding author: Reginald P. Webster (
Academic editor: R. Anderson
This paper treats new species records from New Brunswick, Canada of the
The following records are based on specimens collected during a general survey by the first author to document the
Various methods were employed to collect the specimens reported in this study, and these are included in the bionomic notes accompanying each species. A description of the habitat was recorded for all specimens collected during this survey. Locality and habitat data are presented exactly as on labels for each record. This information is summarized and discussed in collection and habitat data section for each species.
Males of some species were dissected to confirm their identity. The genital structures were dehydrated in absolute alcohol and either mounted in Canada balsam on celluloid microslides or glued onto cards and then pinned with the specimens from which they originated.
Distribution maps, created using ArcMap and ArcGIS, are presented for each species in New Brunswick. Every species is cited with current distribution in Canada and Alaska, using abbreviations for the state, provinces, and territories. New records for New Brunswick are indicated in bold under Distribution in Canada and Alaska. The following abbreviations are used in the text:
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Alaska |
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Manitoba |
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Yukon Territory |
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Ontario |
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Northwest Territories |
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Quebec |
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Nunavut |
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New Brunswick |
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British Columbia |
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Prince Edward Island |
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Alberta |
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Nova Scotia |
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Saskatchewan |
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Newfoundland and Labrador* |
*Newfoundland and Labrador are each treated separately under the current Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
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. Species followed by ** are newly recorded from the Maritime provinces of Canada.
A general overview of the
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
In New Brunswick,
BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
In Quebec,
ON, QC,
The
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
There were no habitat data associated with the specimens. The site where adults were collected was a cone and seed orchard with dry meadow vegetation among trees. The two specimens were captured in a pitfall trap during August. This species is usually associated with dry habitats with sand or gravel soils with sparse vegetation, including gravel and sand pits, vacant fields, meadows, and clearings (
AK, YK, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Specimens collected in early May were found under large branches on the surface of an North American beaver (
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC,
The family
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
We thank Caroline Simpson for editing this manuscript; Jon Sweeney (AFC) for providing comments on the first draft of this manuscript; Yves Bousquet (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) for determining specimens and other invaluable assistance; an anonymous reviewer for helpful suggestions that improved the manuscript; Graham Forbes, Marie-Andrée Giguère, Don McAlpine, Dwayne Sabine, and Martin Turgeon for assistance with collecting specimens; Martin Turgeon for assistance locating sites in the boreal forest areas of northwestern New Brunswick; the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund for funding various insect surveys over the past 7 years; the Meduxnekeag River Association for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest); and the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) for issuing sampling permits in the Protected Natural Areas. 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.