Species accounts
Species which are adventive to Canada are indicated with †, Holarctic species with *. The determination that a species record was new is based on absence from print version of Bousquet et al. (2013), Webster (2016), and other publications since Bousquet et al. (2013). The classification used below follows Bousquet et al. (2013), except for the Aleocharinae (Staphylinidae) which follows Klimaszewski et al. (2018b).
Family Carabidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Cicindelinae Latreille, 1802
Cicindela scutellaris Say, 1823, new to New Brunswick
Note. The closest known localities for this tiger beetle are in central ME in Clinton, Fairfield, and Skowhegan (Dearborn et al. 2014). The NB population appears to be very small; in addition to the four individuals that were captured on May 20, 2018, only 10 individuals were observed, including a mating pair. Six individuals were observed on May 25, 2018 at the same site, including another mating pair. This tiger beetle was not observed in adjacent open sandy areas with more coarse sand. The sand blowout with the fine sand where the specimens were observed is quite small (only a few hectares). Additional surveys should be conducted in open sandy areas in NB and adjacent parts of ME to see if this species is more widespread and occurs in intervening areas between the known populations. The subspecies in NB is C. s. lecontei Haldeman, 1853.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Upper Brockway, 20.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Jack pine forest, large bare sand area (fine sand) (2, NBM, 2, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Cicindela tranquebarica Herbst, 1806, new to Yukon Territory
Note. This species has a wide distribution across Canada from NF to NT (Bousquet et al. 2013) and its presence in YT was not unexpected. Adults were very common on moist clay along a trail through a native grassland area. The subspecies occurring in YT is likely C. t. kirbyi LeConte, 1867 which ranges east to MB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Specimen data. Yukon Territory, 18 km N jct. Rtes. 1 & 2, W of Rt. 2, grassland area with poplar stands, 60.9571N, 135.1752W, 22.V.2016, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère (8, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. YT, NT, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, LB, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810
Chlaenius tomentosus (Say, 1823), new to New Brunswick
Note. This species was known to range as far northeast as Quebec City in Canada and to southwestern ME in the United States (Dearborn et al. 2014). The record from NB represents a significant range extension to the northeast. This xerophilous species is often found in gravel pits and other xeric habitats (Bousquet 2010, Dearborn et al. 2014). It is likely more widespread in the region and should be searched for in sandy dry habitats.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, residential area, on driveway, 2.IX.2017, R.P. Webster (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Acupalpus pumilus Lindroth, 1968, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data: New Brunswick, Queens Co., Scotchtown, Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A. (Protected Natural Area), 45.8763N, 66.1822W, 16.VI.2013, R.P. Webster // Lakeshore / sand dune with red oak, sifting flood debris (1, RWC). York Co., 8.5 km W of Tracy off Rte. 645, 45.6821N, 66.7894W, 6.V.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Wet alder swamp in leaf litter & grass on hummocks (1, NBM); Spednic Lake P.N.A. near Diggity Stream (and Pats Brook), 45.6210N, 67.4342W, 15.VI.2018 (4), 16.VI.2018 (2), R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh, treading Carex hummocks (2, NBM; 4, RWC); Spednic Lake Prov. Park, 45.6183N, 67.4276W, 20.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh near Diggity Stream, treading Carex & grass into water (11, NBM; 6, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Anisodactylus merula (Germar, 1824), new to New Brunswick
Note. This carabid is widespread in southern ME with one isolated record from Columbia Falls in Washington Co. in eastern ME (Dearborn et al. 2014).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., trail S of East Brook Rd., 45.6716N, 67.4576W, 21.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Sand pit, under leaves on sand (1, NBM; 1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Stenolophus humidus Hamilton, 1893, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., East Brook Rd., 45.6745N, 67.4605W, 21.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Brook with marshy margin, treading vegetation (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Cymindis platicollis (Say, 1823), new to New Brunswick
Note.Cymindis platicollis has been recorded as far north as southern QC at Mt. St. Gregoire and Iberville, and in southern ME at Appleton (Dearborn et al. 2014). The records from NB are a significant range extension to the northeast. Most specimens were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in tree canopies in mixed forests.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., C.F.B. Gagetown, 45.7516N, 66.1866W, 18.VII–31.VIII.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest with Quercus rubra, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1, AFC). York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6751N, 67.4726W, 24.V–6.VI.2018 (3), 21.VI–4.VII.2018 (1), 31.VII–16.VIII.2018 (1), 16–30.VIII.2018 (4), 30.VIII–12.IX.2018 (3), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel traps in tree canopies (2, AFC; 3, NBM; 7, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Colliuris pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 3.VII.2016, R.P. Webster // Residential lawn, in grass (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Pterostichus brevicornis (Kirby, 1837)*, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., Mount Atkinson, 447 m elev., 47.8192N, 68.2618W, 21.VII.2010, M. Turgeon & R.P. Webster // Boreal forest, small shaded spring-fed brook with mossy margin, sifting moss (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, LB, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Haliplidae Aubé, 1836
Haliplus apostolicus Wallis, 1933, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Sand Brook Rd. at Sand Brook, 45.4984N, 66.6014W, 18.IX.2017, R.P. Webster // Stream margin in dense trailing vegetation in embayment (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Dytiscidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Hydroporinae Aubé, 1836
Heterosternuta oppositus (Say, 1823), new to Canada and New Brunswick
Note.Matta and Wolfe (1981) included this species as occurring in eastern Canada but did not provide any supporting data. Larson et al. (2000) did not see Canadian specimens and Bousquet et al. (2013) did not include it as a member of the Canadian fauna. Here, we provide supporting data for its occurrence in Canada.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8010N, 66.0962W, 15.VIII.2010, R.P. Webster // Margin of Jacquet River, backwater pool with gravel/clay bottom (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB
Hydroporus morio Aubé, 1838*, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Juniper Barrens at Juniper Station, 46.5534N, 67.1847W, 21.VI.2005, R.P. Webster, coll. // Black spruce bog, shaded moss-lined pool (1, RWC). York Co., 14 km WSW of Tracy, S of Rt. 645, 45.6741N, 66.8861W, 10–26.V.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, coll. // Old mixed forest with red & white spruce, red & white pine, balsam fir, eastern white cedar, and Populus sp., Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, LB, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Sanfilippodytes planiusculus (Fall, 1923), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., 1.5 km S of Quebec (border), 425 m elev., 47.9058N, 68.1505W, 22.VI.2010, R.P. Webster, coll. // Boreal forest, small cold shaded brook, in gravel in brook (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.QC, NB, LB, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808
Subfamily Dendrophilinae Reitter, 1909
Paromalus seeversi (Wenzel, 1936), new supporting data for Quebec
Note. The first Canadian record of Paromalus seeversi was based on a single collection made in 1967, in Essex Co., ON (Bousquet and Laplante 2006). Included by Bousquet and Laplante (2000) in a list of species that may eventually be found in QC, this species was later recorded from this province by Bousquet et al. (2013) based on four specimens (reported below) from Terrasse-Vaudreuil collected by P. de Tonnancour, in 2013. Subsequently, numerous additional individuals were found in moist organic debris samples extracted from two hollow trees [silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.) and American linden (Tilia americana L.)] in a suburban residential area. This microhabitat matches closely the description given by Kovarik and Caterino (2001). Under-sampling undoubtedly explains the rarity of this species and other cavity dwelling histerids in collections.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3924N, 73.9921W, 3.VII.2013 (4), 16.VIII.2018 (1), 19.VIII.2018 (3), 22.VIII.2018 (1), 23.VIII.2018 (14), 27.VIII.2018 (12), 4.IX.2018 (6), 5.IX.2018 (8), 19.VII.2019 (8), P. de Tonnancour, moist organic debris (rotten Cerioporus squamosus) extracted from a tree cavity of an old Acer saccharinum (2, CCC; 4, CMNC; 4, CNC; 37, PdTC; 8, RVC; 2, SDC); same collector but Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3926N, 73.9929W, 9.VII.2019, moist organic debris extracted from a hollow trunk section of a large Tilia americana occupied by red squirrels, 8 m above ground (17, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802
Euplectus karstenii (Reichenbach, 1816) †, new to New Brunswick
Note.Wagner (1975) reported this adventive species from well-rotted haystacks, corncob piles, horse manure, and occasionally from tree holes. The two NB specimens were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in conifer forests.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9868N, 66.3841W, 13–21.VII.2009, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Red spruce forest with red maple & balsam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♀♂ (dissected), RWC). York Co., Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9571N, 66.6650W, 15–28.VI.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old-growth hemlock forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Betula alleghaniensis (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Aleocharinae Fleming, 1821
Philhygra pseudopolaris Klimaszewski and Langor, 2011, new to British Columbia
Note. The BC specimens were collected by treading emergent grasses and sedges in a small pond. Nothing was previously known about the habitat associations of this species (Klimaszewski et al. 2018b).
Specimen data. British Columbia, Rt. 97 near Smart River, 59.9326N, 131.7556W, 6.VI.2019, R.P. Webster // Small pond with emergent grasses & sedges (2 ♂♂ (dissected), 3 ♀♀ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, BC, MB, QC, NF (Klimaszewski et al. 2018b).
Gyrophaena blatchleyi Seevers, 1951, new to Canada and Quebec
Note. This species has been reported from MI and IN in the United States (Seevers 1978; Enushchenko 2017). The record reported here is the first for Canada and represents a significant range extension to the northeast. The initial determination made by Tim Struyve was confirmed by Adam Brunke.
Specimen data: Canada, Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, Calvaire d’Oka, 25.VI.2016, R. Vigneault (1 ♂ (dissected), RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC.
Calodera parviceps (Casey, 1893) new to British Columbia
Specimen data. British Columbia, Rt. 97 near Smart River, 59.9326N, 131.7556W, 6.VI.2019, R.P. Webster // Small pond with emergent grasses & sedges (1 ♀ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.YT, BC, ON, NB, NS (Klimaszewski et al. 2018b).
Phloeopora canadensis Klimaszewski and Langor, 2011, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Annapolis Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.40366N, 65.21969W, 13–30.VIII.2018, Elyse Simms, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 3 (1, AFC). Queens Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.38505N, 65.20715W, 30.VII–13.VIII.2018, G. Marten-Carpenter, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 10 (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC (CNC, Klimaszewski et al. 2020), NB, NS, NF (Klimaszewski et al. 2018b).
Subfamily Oxytelinae Fleming, 1821
Anotylus suspectus (Casey, 1893), new to New Brunswick
Note. All specimens were sifted from material from a large nest of a black Formica ant species. R. P. Webster has not found this species elsewhere in NB in ant nests. It is unclear if this species is normally associated with ants.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1979N, 67.6854W, 21.V.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, in large nest of black Formica species (8, RWC), same data as above but 4.V.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. (2, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Anotylus tetracarinatus (Block, 1799) †, new to New Brunswick
Note. The adventive Anotylus tetracarinatus was newly reported from NB by Webster et al. (2012e). Re-examination of these specimens revealed that they are a different species, tentatively determined by Adam Brunke as A. nanus Erichson, 1840. Until a proper review of the native species is completed this determination is considered tentative (Brunke, pers. com.). One specimen of A. tetracarinatus (determined by Adam Brunke and reported below) was recently collected from compost, maintaining this species on the faunal list of NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 17.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Mixed forest, in decaying corncobs & cornhusks (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, AB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Carpelimus erichsoni (Sharp, 1871) †, new to Quebec
Note. This adventive species is listed by Schülke and Smetana (2015) as widely distributed in southern Europe from Russia (Southern Territory) and Yugoslavia south to Algeria and east to the Netherlands and Belgium. It was recently reported from North America from Charters Settlement, NB by Webster et al. (2016b). The specimen reported below was collected at light. The initial determination made by Tim Struyve was confirmed by Adam Brunke.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, 19.VI.2016, R. Vigneault, deciduous forest near beach, attracted to mercury vapor lamp (1 ♂ (dissected), RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC, NB (Webster et al. 2016b).
Carpelimus gracilis (Mannerheim, 1830) †, new to Quebec
Note. This adventive species has long been known to occur in North America (Fauvel 1889) but was reported only recently from Canada, in NB (Webster et al. 2016b). The specimen recorded below was collected with a car net along a road running through a deciduous forest. The initial determination made by Tim Struyve was confirmed by Adam Brunke.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, chemin des Collines, 12.VII.2016, T. Struyve, car net (1 ♂ (dissected), RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC, NB (Webster et al. 2016b).
Oxytelus nimius Casey, 1893, new to New Brunswick
Note. Most NB specimens were collected from horse or deer dung. One was found among debris in the entrance of a woodchuck or groundhog [Marmota monax (L.)] burrow.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Keswick Ridge, 45.9962N, 66.8781W, 25.V.2015, R.P. Webster // Old field / forest margin, entrance to Marmota monax (L.) burrow (1, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8349N, 66.7436W, 8.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Old brushy field, in horse dung on gravel road (1, RWC); same locality but, 45.8447N, 66.7292W, 28.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Mixed forest in deer dung (5, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Steninae MacLeay, 1825
Stenus quebecensis Puthz, 1971, new to Yukon Territory
Note. This species has a wide distribution from NF to AK (Bousquet et al. 2013) and its presence in YT was not unexpected. The two specimens were collected from emergent sedges in a gravel pit pond.
Specimen data. Yukon Territory, 47 km W of Watson Lake off Rt.1, 60.1313N, 129.5523W, 5.VI.2019, R.P. Webster // Gravel pit pond with emergent sedges (1 ♂, 1 ♀ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Stenus niveus Fauvel, 1865*, new to British Columbia, new supporting data for New Brunswick
Note.Stenus niveus was reported from NB by Bousquet et al. (2013) on the basis of the record below. This species is reported for the first time from BC. Adults were tread from Sphagnum and Carex hummocks in NB and emergent grasses and Carex on the margin of a pond in BC.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., near New River, 7.VII. 2006, 13.VI.2008, 45.2118N, 66.6179W, R.P. Webster, coll. // Small marsh, treading Sphagnum & Carex hummocks into water (3 ♂, 1 ♀ (dissected), RWC).
British Columbia, Rt. 97 near Smart River, 59.9326N, 131.7556W, 6.VI.2019, R.P. Webster // Small pond with emergent grasses & sedges (1 ♀ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, BC, MB, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Pseudolathra ambigua (LeConte, 1880), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Douglas, Currie Mountain, 45.9844N, 66.7592W, 19.VIII–6.IX.2013, C. Hughes & V. Webster // Mixed forest with Quercus rubra, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Q. rubra (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Tetartopeus tetricus Casey, 1905, new to New Brunswick
Note.Watrous (1980) reported Tetartopeus tetricus from NH and VT but it has not yet been reported from ME (Majka et al. 2011). Watrous (1980) notes that Tetartopeus species are usually found in wetland habitats and occur among damp leaf litter, moss, and other debris along streams, marshes, bogs, ponds, including vernal ponds in swamps and forests, but he does not provide any details of the microhabitat associations for T. tetricus. Most NB specimens of T. tetricus were found among moist leaves on the margin of a vernal pond in a mixed forest. The first author has found this species in very similar habitats in RI.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., East Brook Rd., 45.6752N, 67.4739W, 9.V.2018 (3), 21.VI.2018 (1), R.P. Webster // Mixed forest, vernal pond margin in leaf litter (1 ♀, NBM; 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ (dissected), RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6980N, 67.4982W, 12.VI.2018, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Stream margin, in gravel / sand (1 ♂, NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Staphylininae Latreille, 1802
Erichsonius civicus Frank, 1975, new to New Brunswick
Note.Erichsonius civicus has been recorded from NH and NY south to GA and LA (Frank 1975) and FL (Frank 1981) but has not yet been recorded from ME (Majka et al. 2011). Specimens reported below were collected from bare mud and treading vegetation in a marsh along the margin of a slow flowing stream. One individual was collected from moist leaves on a vernal pond margin, another was captured in a Lindgren funnel trap adjacent to a marsh. This species was collected from May to August.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Dumfries, Slagundy Dry Ponds, 45.85960N, 67.18490W, 8.VII.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Large vernal pond, in moist leaves near water (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM); Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Diggity Stream, 45.6205N, 67.4319W, 10.VIII.2017, R.P. Webster // Marsh near slow flowing stream, on bare mud (5) and treading vegetation (2) (5 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ (dissected), RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Pats Brook, 45.6210N, 67.4342W, 16.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh with slow flowing stream with emergent vegetation, treading vegetation (1, RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., Palfrey Stream at East Brook Rd., 45.6988N, 67.4987W, 21.VIII.2017, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Rocky to gravel stream margin, under rock near alders (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM); Spednic Lake P.N.A., Small stream at East Brook Rd., 45.6982N, 67.4969W, 20.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Brook with marshy margin, treading vegetation (1, RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6201N, 67.4297W, 10–24.V.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Marsh margin near mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m above ground on red maple (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Hesperus apicialis (Say, 1830), new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Annapolis Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.39812N, 65.23401W, 30.VII–13.VIII.2018, G. Marten-Carpenter, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 7 (1, AFC); Kejimkujik N.P., 44.40317N, 65.24613W, 30.VIII–28.X.2018, Donna Crossland, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 8 (1, AFC). Queens Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.38505N, 65.20715W, 13–30.VIII.2018, Elyse Simms, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 10 (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Aphodiinae Leach, 1815
Diapterna pinguis (Haldeman, 1848)
Diapterna pinguis was reported for the first time from NB by Webster et al. (2012c) on the basis of a specimen from Cranberry Lake P.N.A. in Queens County. This specimen was misidentified and is D. hyperborea (LeConte, 1850) (Andrew Smith, pers. comm.). Andrew Smith noted that there is a NB specimen of D. pinguis in the CNC from Tabusintac (Northumberland County) collected by W.J. Brown on June 27, 1939, and thus maintaining the species on the NB faunal list.
Subfamily Melolonthinae Leach, 1819
Serica elusa Dawson, 1919, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Kingsclear, 45.9456N, 66.7948W, 29.VI–5.VII.2016 (1), 6–14.VII.2016 (3), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m above ground (4 ♂♂ (dissected), AFC); same locality and habitat data and collectors but 13.VIII.2018, white light trap (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM); Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6751N, 67.4726W, 6–21.VI.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Agrilinae Laporte, 1835
Agrilus arcuatus (Say, 1825), new to Nova Scotia
Note.Agrilus arcuatus was common at Magazine Hill with 95 individuals captured in Lindgren funnel traps during 2018. American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), a known host of this species (Paiero et al. 2012), was common at this site.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 1.VIII.2016, coll., K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (1, AFC); same locality data but 8–16.VII.2018, 16–23.VII.2018, K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // Hardwood dominated forest, Green Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (2 ♂♂ (dissected), AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Agrilus bilineatus (Weber, 1801), new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 27.VI.2016 (1), 11.VII.2016 (1), 25.VII.2016 (1), 22.VIII.2016, coll., K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (4, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al 2013).
Agrilus cyanescens cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837) †
This adventive buprestid species was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Denis A. Doucet from near the Fundy National Park Headquarters, Albert Co. based on a photo taken on July 12, 2015. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1107551. Eduard Jendek (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) confirmed the determination.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Agrilus egenus Gory, 1841, new to New Brunswick
Note. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), which was planted at this site on mine tailings, is host of this species (Paiero et al. 2012).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Rt. 690 near Flowers Cove, 46.0367N, 66.0376W, 16.VI.2013, M.-A. Giguère & R.P. Webster // Roadside stand of Robinia pseudoacacia L., beating Robinia foliage (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Agrilus obsoletoguttatus Gory, 1841, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 4–11.VII.2016 (1), 2–8.VII.2018 (1), 16–23.VII.2018 (2), K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // Hardwood dominated forest, green Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (4 (2 ♂♂ dissected), AFC)
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 †, new to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba
Note. The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, native to Asia, was first detected in North America in Detroit, MI and Windsor, ON in July 2002. As of February 2020, A. planipennis had been detected in 35 states in the USA (from CO to ME), and in five Canadian provinces (EAB Information Network http://www.emeraldashborer.info/about-eab.php). This invasive species has killed millions of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) trees in North America; its spread has been exacerbated by human movement of infested material such as firewood (Herms and McCullough 2014). Here, we report data on its occurrence in NB, NS, and MB. Some of the new records reported below are based on larval collections from symptomatic Fraxinus trees and adults reared from infested Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. bolts.
Specimen data. Manitoba, Winnipeg, 582 Cote Street, 49.87705N, 97.09884W, 9.XI.2017 (larval collection date), Jason Watts (2 larvae, CFIADC). New Brunswick, Madawaska Co., Edmundston, 633 rue St-Francois, 47.35824N, 68.360050W, 7-V-2018 (larval collection date), Bernard Michaud, coll. (16 larvae, CFIADC); same locality but 47.3580N, 68.3607W, 19.VII.2018 (adult emergence date) (Fraxinus pennsylvanica bolts collected May 2018), K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer, coll. (6 adults, AFC). Sunbury Co., Oromocto Highway exit, Waasis Rd. and Restigouche Road; 45.84420N, 66.510310W, 16-VII-2019, Aaron Perry, green sticky prism trap baited with Z3-hexenol + lactone (1 adult, CFIADC). Westmoreland Co., Moncton, 50 Hastings Street, 46.10323N, 64.820200W, 20-VII-2019, Matt Linton, green prism trap (2 adults, CFIADC). Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Bedford, 91 Waterfront Drive, 44.71975N, 63.671530W, 7-IX-2018 (larval collection date), Ron Neville (1 larva, CFIADC); Bedford, DeWolfe Park, 44.71705N, 63.67117W, ex. Fraxinus pennsylvanica bolts collected Nov. 2018, Sweeney Crew (3 adults, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, MB, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829
Subfamily Melasinae Fleming, 1821
Dirrhagofarsus ernae Otto, Muona & McClarin, 2014 †, new to Nova Scotia
Note.Dirrhagofarsus ernae was newly reported from Canada and NB by Webster et al. (2016c). Although this species was described from OH, it is thought to be an introduction to North America from Asia (Otto et al. 2014). This species is widespread in the eastern United States and appears to be common in NB (Webster et al. 2016c). Its presence in NS is not unexpected.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Queens Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.38505N, 65.20715W, 30.VII–13.VIII.2018, G. Marten-Carpenter, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 10 (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.NB, NS (Webster et al. 2016c).
Family Elateridae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Elaterinae Leach, 1815
Ampedus melsheimeri (Leng, 1918), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Reserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 28.V–15.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, purple Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1, RWC). York Co., Douglas, Currie Mountain, 45.9832N, 66.7564W, 24.VI–9.VII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Pinus strobus stand, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of P. strobus (1, RWC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 29.VI–14.VII.2015 (1), 14–28.VII.2015 (2), 28.VII–10.VIII.2015 (1), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps in canopy of hardwoods (4, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856
Subfamily Cantharinae Imhoff, 1856
Rhagonycha hirticula (Green, 1941), new to New Brunswick
Note. Adults were swept from vegetation in freshwater marshes, a salt marsh, a calcareous fen, along the margin of a salt spring, and along a trail through a mixed forest. Two individuals were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of trees in hardwood forests, and one from traps in a jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forest. Nothing was previously known about the habitat associations of this species (Pelletier and Hébert 2014).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Albert Co., Shepody N.W.A., Mary’s Point Section, 45.7320N, 64.6765W, 29.VI.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Margin of salt marsh, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 17–31.VII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Tilia americana (1 female, RWC). Northumberland Co., ca. 2.5 km W of Sevogle, 47.0876N, 65.8613W, 26.VI–6.VII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Pinus banksiana forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., off Coy Rd., Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.9804N, 66.1824W, 20.VI.2013, R.P. Webster / Trail through mixed forest, sweeping vegetation (alders, willows, sweet fern & blueberry) (1, RWC). Westmorland Co., off Fawcett Hill Rd., 45.9719N, 65.2249W, 19.VI.2012, R.P. Webster & D. Sabine // Salt spring, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 20.VI.2012, 14.VII.2012, R.P. Webster // mixed forest, m.v. light (2 females, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8451N, 66.7289W, 17.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh below beaver dam, sweeping foliage (5, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8346N, 66.7328W, 17.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh / alder swamp, sweeping vegetation (2, RWC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9539N, 66.6666W, 9–24.VII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood stand, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy (1, NBM); Canterbury, Eel River P.N.A., 45.8967N, 67.6343W, 23.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Calcareous fen with shrubby cinquefoil, sweeping vegetation with Myrica gale & Labrador tea (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Pelletier & Hébert 2014).
Family Melyridae Leach, 1815
Subfamily Malachiinae Fleming, 1821
Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781) †
This distinctive looking adventive species was reported for the first time from NB from Nasonworth, York Co. in BugGuide.Net by Eric Knopf. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1236752. This individual was photographed on June 7, 2016. A voucher specimen was not collected.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Erotylidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Loberinae Bruce, 1951
Loberus impressus LeConte, 1863, new to Quebec
Note.Bousquet et al. (2013) report this species only from ON, but a photograph taken by Alain Hogue in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC in 2015, 30 km north of the USA border (https://bugguide.net/node/view/1073833/bgimage), and the numerous specimens reported below confirm its presence in QC.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, composting site, 45.4764N, 74.0545W, 30.V.2016, 19 h 30–20 h 30, P. de Tonnancour, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (2, PdTC). MRC Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, parc national des Monts-Valin, 48.5783N, 70.8773W, 10.VIII.2016, 21–24 h, P. de Tonnancour, attracted to mercury vapor lamp (1, PdTC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3787N, 73.9426W, 19.V.2011, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from Trifolium repens (1, PdTC); Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3766N, 73.9438W, 8.VII.2013, 15 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from Scirpus atrovirens (1, PdTC); Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3702N, 73.9592W, 13.IX.2018, 15 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Carya ovata (1, PdTC); Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3781N, 73.9396W, 18.VIII.2019, 13 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from herbaceous plants (1, PdTC); Pointe-des-Cascades, parc nature de Pointe-des-Cascades, 45.3331N, 73.9557W, 1.VII.2013, 16 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from herbaceous plants, marsh margin (4, PdTC; 2, RVC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3923N, 73.9922W, 7.VI.2011, 22–24 h (1), 17.V.2017, 21–22 h (1), P. de Tonnancour, attracted to porch + UV lamps (2, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 21.VIII.2013, 1 h (1), 1.VIII.2018, 22–24 h (1), attracted to porch + UV + mercury vapor lamps (2, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 26.VI.2014, 23 h (1), 30.VI.2014, 23 h (1), attracted to UV lamp (2, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 6.VII.2017, 23–24 h, attracted to mercury vapor lamp (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Languriinae Hope, 1840
Acropteroxys lecontei Crotch, 1873, new to Canada and Manitoba
Note.Acropteroxys lecontei has been reported as far north as MT and SD in the United States (Vaurie 1948, Downie & Arnett 1996). The record below is the first for Canada.
Specimen data. Manitoba, ca. 5 km E of jct. Hwy 21 & 345, 49.3849N, 100.4378W, 7.VII.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Gravel pit in short grass prairie area, sweeping vegetation, sunflowers, sweet clover, alfalfa, sage brush, etc. (5, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. MB.
Subfamily Erotylinae Latreille, 1802
Triplax festiva Lacordaire, 1842, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6751N, 67.4726W, 31.VII–16.VIII.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Cryptophylinae Reitter, 1874
Cryptophilus obliteratus Reitter, 1874 †, new to New Brunswick and Quebec
Note.Cryptophilus seriatus Casey, 1924 was until recently thought to be a native Nearctic species described from MA. However, Esser (2017) synonymized it with the Palaearctic C. obliteratus and established that it is adventive in North America. The occurrence of C. obliteratus in Canada, specifically in ON, was very recently confirmed by DNA barcoding (Pentinsaari et al. 2019) also representing the first record for Canada. A recent review of the 46 Canadian Cryptophilus specimens in the CNC initially determined as C. integer (Heer, 1841) revealed that all are actually C. obliteratus (Serge Laplante, pers. com. 2019). The vast majority were from ON, but five of them were collected in QC, in Montreal: (1.VI.1978 (1), 26.V.1982 (1), 14.VI.1986 (1), E.J. Kiteley (3, CNC); 23.IX.1987, L. LeSage (2, CNC). These specimens represent the first report of C. obliteratus from QC. Additional more recent specimens are reported below. This species is associated with decaying organic matter. Specimens from NB were collected in compost, and most of those from QC were found in close proximity of a regularly fed compost heap in a suburban residential area.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 10.V.2018 (11), 17.V.2018 (5), 17.IX.2018 (1) R.P. Webster // Mixed forest, in compost (decaying vegetable matter) (6, NBM: 11, RWC). Quebec, Agglomération de Longueuil, Saint-Lambert, 17.V.1970, P. de Tonnancour (1, PdTC). MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, rue Mont-Saint-Pierre, 45.4993N, 74.0204W, 4.V.2002 (1), 16.V.2002 (3), R. Vigneault, attracted to UV lamp (4, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, composting site, 45.4765N, 74.0542W, 28.IV.2013 (1), 25.V.2014 (1), R. Vigneault, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (2, RVC); same locality, but 3.V.2015, 14–18 h, P. de Tonnancour, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) between log piles (white pine and deciduous) (2, PdTC). MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes, 20.VI.2005 (1), 29.VI.2012 (1), 31.V.2015 (1), C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (3, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3923N, 73.9922W, 20.V.2014 (1), 21.V.2014, 17 h (1), 8.V.2015, 18 h (1), 21.V.2016, 13 h (2), 14.VI.2016, 18 h (1), P. de Tonnancour, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (6, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 28.VI.2014, 23 h, attracted to UV lamp (1, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 9.X.2018, 18–19 h, window flight interception trap baited with ill-smelling decayed plant matter (1, PdTC); Ville de L’Île-Perrot, 20.III.2013, 17 h 30 (22 °C), P. de Tonnancour, in flight (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Pentinsaari 2019)
Cryptophilus propinquus Reitter, 1874 †, additional records for Quebec
Note.Esser (2016, 2017) showed that the name Cryptophilus integer (Heer, 1841) was not valid and that all North American records previously treated as C. integer include two adventive species, C. propinquus Reitter and C. angustus (Rosenhauer, 1856). Only C. propinquus was found among barcoded specimens from Canada (BC and ON) (Pentinsaari et al. 2019). Cryptophilus integer was listed by Bousquet et al. (2013) from QC and ON. However, all the CNC specimens were another species, Cryptophilus obliteratus (see comments for previous species). Cryptophilus propinquus was previously recorded from the province of QC (under the name C. integer) from Hemmingford, in 1933 (Klimaszewski et al., 2015). Here, we report additional modern records from the province. Most of the above specimens were collected late in the season in a suburban residential area, at most 15 m away from a regularly fed compost heap.
Specimen data. Quebec, Agglomération de Québec, Sainte-Foy, 30.VI.1975, C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (1, CCC). Agglomération de Montréal, Montréal, 9.VII.1975, C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (1, CCC). MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, 4.VIII.2001, C. Chantal (1, CCC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, composting site, 45.4765N, 74.0542W, 26.VI.2015, R. Vigneault, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (1, RVC); Oka, rue Mont-Saint-Pierre, 13–27.IX.2017, R. Vigneault, attracted to UV lamp (2, RVC). MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes, 15.VI.1998 (1), 22.VI.1998 (1), 15.VII.1998 (1), 4.VIII.2001 (1), 19.VII.2005 (1), 19.VIII.2009 (1), 31.VII.2010 (1), 3.VIII.2012 (1), C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (8, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3924N, 73.9922W, 20.V.2012, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, decayed plant matter, compost heap (1, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 45.3923N, 73.9922W, 5.IX.2012, 23 h (12), 9.VII.2013, 22–24 h (1), 25.VIII.2014, 23 h (1), 31.VIII.2014, 21–24 h (2), 1.IX.2014, 21–24 h (3), 4.IX.2014, 20–24 h (2), 1.IX.2015, 20–24 h (2), 15.IX.2015, 23 h (1), 13.VII.2018, 22–23 h (1), 29.VIII.2018, 22 h (1), attracted to porch + UV lamps (26, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 13.VII.2013, 16 h, rotten banana peel, compost heap (1, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 16.VII.2018, 22 h, attracted to porch + UV + mercury vapor lamps (1, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 2627.VII.2018, 18–9 h (6), 9.X.2018, 18–19 h (5), window flight interception trap baited with ill-smelling plant compost (11, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 26.VIII.2018, 23 h, attracted to porch + mercury vapor lamps (9, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC (Klimaszewski et al. 2015, Pentinsaari et al. 2019).
Family Monotomidae Laporte, 1840
Subfamily Rhizophaginae Redtenbacker, 1845
Rhizophagus sayi C. Schaeffer, 1913, new to Quebec
Note. This species seems to be associated with deciduous trees, such as Quercus sp., American beech, American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.)), sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), and black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) (Bousquet, 1990).
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, ~1 km W of lac de la Sauvagine, 17.IV.2015, R. Vigneault (1, RVC); MRC de Vau-dreuil-Soulanges, Ville de l’Île-Perrot, 45.3958N, 73.9780W, 8.V.2019, 15 h (1), 20.V.2019, 16 h (1), P. de Tonnancour, large Fagus grandifolia log (2, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1826
Subfamily Cryptophaginae Kirby, 1826
Caenoscelis ferruginea (C.R. Sahlberg, 1820), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., ca. 3 km SE of Simpsons Field, 47.5377N, 66.5142W, 14–28.V.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old cedar & spruce forest with Populus tremuloides, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., Canterbury, Eel River P.N.A., 45.8966N, 67.6345W, 6–21.V.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old-growth eastern white cedar swamp & fen, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9508N, 66.6723W, 27.VI–5.VII.2017, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013, Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Cryptophagus confertus Casey, 1900
Bousquet et al. (2013) treated C. confertus as a synonym of C. jakowlewi Reitter, 1888. However, Esser (2018) showed that C. jakowlewi and C. confertus are distinct species and noted that there were no valid records of C. jakowlewi from North America. Webster et al. (2016c) newly reported C. jakowlewi from NB. These specimens were checked again using the keys in Woodroffe and Coombs (1961) and Pelletier and Hébert (2019) and they are C. confertus. Pelletier and Hébert (2019) did not list C. confertus for NB or note the original NB record of C. jakowlewi by Webster et al (2016c). This species is easily confused with the very similar and mostly western C. bidentatus Mäklin, 1853 that occurs as far east as QC (Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Henoticus pilifer (Reitter, 1888) †, new to New Brunswick
Note.Pelletier and Hébert (2019) newly reported the adventive Asian Henoticus pilifer from North America from QC, ON, and BC in Canada. Webster et al. (2012b) newly reported H. serratus (Gyllenhal, 1808) from NB. However, only one of these specimens (from McAdam, Georgia Pacific Plywood Mill, 19.V.1978 in the AFC collection) is H. serratus. The other specimens are H. pilifer, a new species for the province. Below we report the data from the Webster et al. (2012b) study and include a few more recent records of H. pilifer. Pelletier and Hébert (2019) show locality points for H. serratus in southeastern and northern NB indicating a broad distribution for this native Holarctic species. Interestingly, the adventive H. pilifer appears to be more common than H. serratus in southern NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125N, 65.6075W, 24.IV-V.2009, 5–12.V.2009, 12–21.V.2009, 21–27.V.2009, 27.V–5.VI.2009, 5–11.VI.2009, 11–18.VI.2009, 18–25.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Mature red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (6, AFC; 2, NBM; 9, RWC); same locality data but 4–18.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, coll. (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 5.IX.2006, R.P. Webster // Mixed forest, among moldy corncobs and cornhusks (1, RWC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9539N, 66.6666W, 10–24.VI.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB (Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Subfamily Atomariinae LeConte, 1861
Atomaria morio Kolenati, 1846 †, new to New Brunswick
Note.Pelletier and Hébert (2019) reported this uncommon adventive European species for the first time from North America. Most NB specimens were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in various forest types. One individual was collected from the nest box contents of a barred owl (Strix varia Barton). This species appears to be widespread in southern NB but was usually captured as singletons at a given locality.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, “Bell Forest”, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 14–20.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Pleasant Villa, 45.7023N, 66.1732W, 15.VI.2007, S. Makepeace & R. Webster, coll. // Nest box contents of Barred Owl (6 litres), damp organic material with feathers & small bones (1, RWC); Jemseg, 45.8412N, 66.1195W, 28.V–12.VI.2012, C. Alderson, C. Hughes, & V. Webster // Hardwood woodland near seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under Quercus macrocarpa (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866N, 66.3841W, 24–30.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Red spruce forest with red maple & balsam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy, off Rt. 645, 45.6848N, 66.8821W, 19–25.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC); Douglas, Currie Mountain, 45.9832N, 66.7564W, Old Pinus strobus stand, Lindgren funnel trap, 1 m high under P. strobus (1, RWC); Keswick Ridge, 45.9962N, 66.8781W, 19.V–3.VII.2014 (1), 5–19.V.2015 (1), 3–18.VI.2015 (2), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel traps 1 m high under trees (4, RWC); Douglas, N.B. Walking Trail, 45.9819N, 66.7568W, 5–15.V.2015, C. Hughes & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS (Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Atomaria impressa Erichson, 1846 †, new to New Brunswick
Note.Pelletier and Hébert (2019) reported this adventive European species for the first time from North America, from strawberry fields and American beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) lodges. The only specimen from NB with microhabitat data was collected from debris on an American beaver dam.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, “Bell Forest”, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 9–14.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, coll. // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8331N, 66.7279W, 20.V.2010, R.P. Webster, coll. // Beaver dam among sticks, debris, and clay on dam (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AB, ON, QC, NB (Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Atomaria planulata Mäklin, 1853, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Reserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 15–25.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, black Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1, RWC). Northumberland Co., ca. 1.5 km NW of Sevogle, 47.0939N, 65.8387W, 11–26.VI.2013 (2), 26.VI–8.VII.2013 (4), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Populus tremuloides stand with a few conifers, Lindgren funnel traps in canopy of P. tremuloides (2, AFC; 1, NBM; 3, RWC). Restigouche Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9064N, 68.3441W, 31.V–15.VI.2011 (1), 15–27.VI.2011 (1), 27.VI–14.VII.2011 (1), M. Roy & V. Webster // Old-growth white spruce & balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel traps (3, RWC); same locality and collectors but 47.9030N, 68.3503W, 27.VI–14.VII.2011 // Old-growth northern hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (1, AFC; 2, NBM; 3, RWC); Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8257N, 66.0764W, 10–25.VI.2014, Old Populus balsamifera stand near river, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1, AFC; 2, NBM; 1, RWC). York Co., Keswick Ridge, 45.9962N, 66.8781W, 3–18.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1, NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, BC, AB, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013, Pelletier and Hébert 2019).
Family Passandridae Blanchard, 1845
Catogenus rufus (Fabricius, 1792), new to New Brunswick
Note. The Catogenus rufus specimen reported below represents the first record of the family Passandridae from NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Crabbe Mountain, 46.1208N, 67.1056W, 27.VII – 10.VIII.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Phalacridae Leach, 1815
Phalacrus politus Melsheimer, 1844, new supporting data for New Brunswick
Note.Phalacrus politus was reported for the first time from Canada by Majka et al. (2008) based on specimens from two localities in NF. Bousquet et al. (2013) listed this species as occurring in NB. However, there is no published or supporting data in the CNC database for its occurrence in NB (Serge Laplante, pers. com.). Here, we report supporting data for NB.
All NB specimens of P. politus were collected from wetland habitats (marshes and fens, calcareous cedar fen, silver maple forest). Adults and larvae are associated with smuts on grasses (Steiner 1984).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Maugerville, Portobello Creek N.W.A., 45.8992N, 66.4248W, 5.VI.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Silver maple forest, sweeping foliage on margin of forest road (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8282N, 66.7367W, 9.IV.2005, 16.IV.2015, R.P. Webster, coll. // Carex marsh, in leaf litter at base of trees & shrubs (2, RWC); same locality data and collector but 9.VI.2016 // Pond margin / marsh, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC); same locality and collector but 45.8267N, 66.7343W, 23.V.2005 // Sedge marsh & fen, treading saturated sphagnum/sedge hummocks into water (1, RWC); same locality data and collector but 8.VII.2005, 23.VII.2005 // Sedge marsh & fen, on flowers of Spiraea alba (2, RWC); Canterbury, Eel River P.N.A., 45.8967N, 67.6343W, 20.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Calcareous cedar fen with shrubby cinquefoil, sweeping vegetation with Myrica gale & Rhododendron groenlandicum (2, RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Pats Brook, 45.6210N, 67.4342W, 15.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh with slow flowing stream with emergent vegetation, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, NB, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899
Charaphloeus convexulus (LeConte, 1879), new supporting data for Quebec
Note. This species was added to the entomofauna of QC without any further details by Bousquet et al. (2013). Here, we provide supporting data for its occurrence in the province. Very little is known about its biology, except that it is usually found under bark. Most specimens listed below were captured in hardwood forests.
Specimen data. Quebec, Agglomération de Montréal, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, 30.V.1992. C. Chantal (1, CCC). Agglomération de Québec, Saint-Augustin, Portneuf, 26.VI.1982, C. Chantal (1, CCC); Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Lévis, 9.V.1981 (1), 12.VI.1982 (1), C. Chantal (2, CCC). MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, 14.VII.1982, C. Chantal (1, CCC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, 14.VI.1995, R. Vigneault (1, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, La Grande Baie, 10.V.2003 (1), 13.V.2017, beating (1) (2, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, Welcoming center, La Grande Baie, 15.VI.2003 (1, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, wooded area ca. 1 km W of lac de la Sauvagine, 5.V.2019 (2), 19.V.2019 (1), 24.VI.2019 (1), R. Vigneault, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (4, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, 4.VI.2016, 17 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from understory vegetation (1, PdTC). MRC de Joliette, Joliette, 19.V.1979, C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (1, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 14.V.2016, 15 h, P. de Tonnancour, underside of freshly cut Acer saccharum log (1, PdTC); Ville de l’Île-Perrot, 45.3958N, 73.9780W, 15.V.2019, 16 h (1), 16.V.2019, 14 h (5), 20.V.2019, 16 h (2), 25.V.2019 (1), 30.V.2019 (1), P. de Tonnancour, large Fagus grandifolia log (10, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Lathropus vernalis Casey, 1884, new supporting data for Quebec
Note. The identity of the first specimen recorded below was confirmed by Michael C. Thomas in 2017.
Specimen data. Quebec, Agglomération de Longueuil, Boucherville, 3.VIII.1992, C. Chantal (1, CCC); Longueuil, 25.VII.1992, C. Chantal // Beating (1, CCC). Agglomération de Montréal, Montréal, parc Zotique-Racicot, 45.541392N, 73.682889W, 28.VI.2016, 13 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Ulmus americana (1, PdTC). MRC de Marguerite-d’Youville, 6.VII.2000, C. Chantal // In copula (2, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Saint-Lazare, (45.3807N, 74.1691W), 28.VII.2016, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from dead Pinus sylvestris (with needles still attached) (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, QC (Bousquet et al, 2013)
Placonotus falinorum Thomas, 2011, new to Canada and Quebec
Note. The identity of one of the two specimens reported below was confirmed by Michael C. Thomas in 2016 (see M.C. Thomas comments and photo of the specimen at https://bugguide.net/node/view/1100475/bgpage).
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, Calvaire d’Oka, 30.IV.2001, R. Vigneault (1, RVC); Oka, parc national d’Oka, La Grande Baie, 5.VII.2015, R. Vigneault, beaten from dead branches, deciduous forest (1, RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC.
Family Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
Epuraea fulvescens Horn, 1879, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Belleville, Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1888N, 67.6762W, 13.VIII.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // River margin, sweeping flowers of Daucus carota (3, RWC); Jackson Falls, “Bell Forest”, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 8.VII.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest, m.v. light (5, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake PNA, 46.1125N, 65.6075W, 5–11.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 16.VI.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, on flowers of ornamental Spiraea species (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Carpophilinae Erichson, 1842
Carpophilus melanopterus Erichson, 1843, new supporting data for Quebec
Note. This species is closely associated with Yucca spp. both in the larval and adult stages. Parsons (1943) recorded it as ranging in the United States from NY, NJ, and IL south to FL and west to IA and TX. The CNC contains specimens from ON (Windsor, 3.VIII.1954, ex. Yucca filamentosa L. [6 specimens]; Ancaster, 7.VII.1978, on Yucca flowers; Ottawa, 5.VII.2012, yucca, H. Goulet [4 specimens]), but since no potential host Yucca sp. grows native in the province, McNamara in Bousquet et al. (1991) considered the Windsor occurrence doubtful or incidental and opted not to include this species in the checklist. The recent discovery of a few specimens in Ottawa by H. Goulet and of the specimens recorded hereafter, which were the basis of the record from QC reported by Bousquet et al. (2013), confirms its presence in both ON and QC. The popularity of yuccas as garden plants in southern Canada has likely played a key role in the northward range expansion of this species. Label data suggest that the adults are mostly active in late afternoon and early evening during the first half of July, when their host plants are in bloom.
Specimen data. Quebec, Agglomération de Longueuil, Boucherville, 7.VII.2011, 19 h (3), 10.VII.2011, 19 h (3), G. Lafrance & L. de Tonnancour, flower stalk of Yucca filamentosa (2, CTC; 4, PdTC). MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes, 7.VII.2012 (1), 4.VII.2013 (3), 30.VI.2014 (5), C. Chantal, Yucca sp. (9, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3923N, 73.9925W, 1.VII.2011, 18 h (5), 4.VII.2011, 20 h (16), 7.VII.2011, 19 h (3), 10.VII.2011, 19 h (1), 10.VII.2015 (6), 4.VII.2016, 12 h (1), 9.VII.2019, 12 h (2), P. de Tonnancour, flower stalk of Yucca filamentosa (6, SDC; 26, PdTC); same locality and biological data but 18.VII.2017, S. Dumont (1, SDC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Amphicrossinae Kirejtshuk, 1986
Amphicrossus ciliatus (Olivier, 1811), new supporting data for Quebec
Note. Label data presented below indicate that Amphicrossus ciliatus has been present in QC since at least 1993. Parsons (1943) mentioned that this species is found at sap in the spring but occurs on flowers of Eupatorium and allied plants in the autumn. However, the vast majority of the specimens reported below have been collected at light.
Specimen data. Quebec, Agglomération de Montréal, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 12.VI.1993, C. Chantal (1, CCC); MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, 26.VI.2016, 23 h, P. de Tonnancour, wooded area next to beach, attracted to mercury vapor lamp (1, PdTC); MRC de Laval, Laval, 30.VI.1997, R. Vigneault (2, RVC); MRC Des-Jardins-de-Napierville, Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, 16.VII.1994, C. Chantal (1, CCC); MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 45.5364N, 73.1590W, 23.VI.2013, Henri Miquet-Sage (1, PdTC); MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes, 16.VII.1997 (1), 11.VI.1998 (1), 22.VI.1998 (1), 23.VI.1998 (1), 29.VI.1998 (1), 6.VI.1999 (1), 3.VII.1999 (1), 2.VI.1999 (1), C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (8, CCC); MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 1.VII.2007, 23 h (1), 12.VII.2007, 22 h (1), 31.VII.2010, 23 h (1), P. de Tonnancour, attracted to UV lamp (3, PdTC); same locality data and collector, but 30.V.2011, 22 h (2), 18.VII.2011, 0 h (1), 13.VIII.2011, 23 h (1), 28.VI.2012, 23 h (1), 1.IX.2012, 1 h (1), 30.V.2013, 21 h (1), 15.VII.2013, 23 h (1), 25.VIII.2013, 21 h (1), 28.V.2014, 22 h (2), 25.VI.2014, 23 h (1), 6.IX.2014, 23 h (1), 28/29.V.2016, 23–1 h (2), 1.VI.2016, 22 h–23 h 30 (2), 2.VI.2016, 22–24 h (3), 3.VI.2016, 22–23 h (2), 18.VI.2016, 23 h (2), 15.VII.2016, 23 h (1), 17.VIII.2016, 22 h (1), attracted to porch + UV lamps (26, PdTC); Mont Rigaud, 45.4636N, 74.2711W, 4.VII.2013, 23 h, P. de Tonnancour, attracted to UV lamp (1, PdTC); MRC du Haut-Saint-Laurent, Dundee, 23.V.2010, attracted to UV lamp, C. Tessier, Juglans nigra stand (1, CTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Nitidulinae Latreille, 1802
Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825), new supporting data for Quebec
Note. The 2011 specimens reported below were the basis of the record from QC reported by Bousquet et al. (2013).
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes, 20.VI.2012 (2), 29.VI.2012 (1), 22.VII.2012 (1), 26.VI.2016 (1), 4.VII.2016 (1), C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (6, CCC). MRC de Brome-Missisquoi, Saint-Armand, 5.VII.2016, C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (1, CCC). MRC de D’Autray, Berthierville, 9.VI.2009, C. Chantal, attracted to UV lamp (1, CCC). MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3924N, 73.9921W, 26.IX.2011, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, fermented cantaloupe (9, PdTC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3875N, 73.9906W, 5.VI.2011, 16 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from Erysimum cheiranthoides (1, PdTC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3923N, 73.9922W, 9.V.2013, 18 h (1), 31.V.2013, 19 h (2), 25.VIII.2013, 18 h (1), 15.IX.2013, 18 h (7), P. de Tonnancour, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (11, PdTC); 45.3924N, 73.9921W, 20.VI.2013, 17 h, P. de Tonnancour, fermented pineapple (10, PdTC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 26–27.VII.2018, 18–9 h, P. de Tonnancour, window flight interception trap baited with ill-smelling plant decayed matter (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Anamorphidae Strohecker, 1953
Symbiotes duryi Blatchley, 1910, new to Quebec
Note. This native species was known to occur in Canada exclusively in ON (Bousquet et al. 2013) until Webster et al. (2016) recorded its presence in NB.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, 45.4744N, 74.0362W, 9.VII.2019, 16–19 h 30 (1), 19.VII.2019, 17 h 30–19 h (1), flight interception trap (white tulle fabric), red oak-white pine stand, P. de Tonnancour (2, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Webster et al. 2016).
Family Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807
Majka and McCorquodale (2010) reported 40 coccinellid species from NB. Five additional species were added to the NB faunal list by Webster et al. (2012d, 2016c) and 45 species were recognized as established in NB by Webster (2016c). Most recently, McAlpine et al. (2018) reported Coleomegilla maculata lengi Timberlake, 1943 from the province. Members of the genus Scymnus can be difficult to determine due to variation in coloration and size, and many species can only be determined with certainty by dissecting males (Gordon 1976). A review of Scymnus and Stethorus specimens in several NB collections resulted in the discovery of seven additional species of Scymnus and one adventive Stethorus species, bringing the total number of NB coccinellids to 54 species. These new records are reported below.
Subfamily Coccinellinae Latreille, 1807
Scymnus abbreviatus LeConte, 1852, new to New Brunswick
Note.Gordon (1976) reported Scymnus abbreviatus from the Great Lakes area and along the St. Lawrence River in ON, QC, and MI and suggested it should be found throughout the region north of the Great Lakes. Majka et al. (2011) did not report it from ME. Its presence in NB is somewhat surprising.
Specimens of S. abbreviatus were collected by sweeping vegetation along a roadside and in a brushy area. One was collected from trembling aspen and three were captured in Lindgren funnel traps (that were either all green or all black) in a mixed forest. Adults were collected during May and June. No habitat data for this species were provided by Gordon (1976).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Reserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 13–28.V.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, green Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC); same data as previous but black Lindgren funnel traps (2 ♀♀, RWC). Queens Co., 2 mi W of S. Minto, 4.VI.1962 // 62-0138-01, ex. trembling aspen // 640811 // AFCF0010387 (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC). Sunbury Co., Maugerville, off Rt. 105, 45.8662N, 66.4559W, 4.VI.2013, R.P. Webster // Flood plain forest, sweeping roadside vegetation (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC). York Co., New Maryland, 45.8430N, 66.7275W, 17.VI.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage in brushy area (1 ♀, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus caudalis LeConte, 1850, new to New Brunswick
Note.Majka and McCorquodale (2006) recorded this species from Halifax, NS as a “seemingly isolated” population. This species is common and broadly distributed in eastern and central North America (Gordon 1976) and appears to be widespread in NB.
Two individuals were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a hardwood forest and a mixed forest. The only specimen with specific habitat data was swept from foliage along a lakeshore on an old dune with oaks. No habitat data for this species were provided by Gordon (1976) or Majka and McCorquodale (2006, 2010).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, “Bell Forest”, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 12–19.VI.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, Lindgren funnel trap // AFCF0010382 (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC). Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Reserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 28.V–15.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, green Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC). Queens Co., Canning, Grand Lake near Scotchtown, 45.8762N, 66.1816W, 1.VII.2004, D. Sabine & R. Webster, coll. // Lakeshore, old dune with oaks, sweeping foliage (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus puncticollis LeConte, 1852, new to New Brunswick
Note.NB specimens were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a hardwood forest, a mixed forest with red oak, a mixed forest, and an old balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera L.) stand near a river. Most of these were captured in traps in the forest canopy. Adults with specific habitat data were collected by beating or sweeping foliage in a regenerating mixed forest and in a sand pit. Adults were collected from April to September. No habitat data were provided by Gordon (1976). This appears to be the most common and widespread Scymnus species in NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, “Bell Forest”, 46.2200N, 67.7231W, 13–25.IV.2012, R. Webster, J. Sweeney, & C. Hughes // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Acer saccharum // AFCF0018637 (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC). Queens Co., C.F.B. Gagetown, 45.7516N, 66.1866W, 9–22.V.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest with Quercus rubra, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Q. rubra // AFCF0018639 (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC); same data but 22.V–4.VI.2013 // AFCF0018640 (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC). Restigouche Co., Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8257N, 66.0764W, 10–25.VI.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Populus balsamifera stand near river, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under trees (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC). York Co., New Maryland, 45.8428N, 66.7279W, 5.VI.2003, R.P. Webster, coll. // Regenerating mixed forest, beating foliage (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC); New Maryland, Charters Settlement, 45.8430N, 66.7275W, 17.VI.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM, 1 ♂ (dissected), RWC); same data as previous but 12.VII.2005 // Regenerating mixed forest, beating foliage (1 ♂ (dissected), NBM): Upper Brockway near abandoned airport, 45.5729N, 67.0959W, 28.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Sand pit, beating Salix foliage (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., 45.6751N, 67.4726W, 10–24.V.2018 (1), 31.VII–16.VIII. 2018 (2), 16–30.VIII.2018 (3), 30.VIII–12.IX.2018 (1), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel traps in tree canopies (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC; 2 ♂♂ (dissected), NBM; 4 ♂♂ (dissected) , RWC); Crabbe Mountain, 46.1208N, 67.1056W, 13–27.VII.2018 (1), 27.VII – 10.VIII.2018 (1), 24.VIII – 6 IX.2018 (1), C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps in tree canopies (1 ♂ (dissected), AFC; 2 ♂♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus securus J. Chapin, 1973, new to New Brunswick
Note.Scymnus securus is a coastal plain species recorded from LA north to MA with an isolated record from Tilbury, ON (Gordon, 1976, 1985). The record from NB represents a significant range extension to the northeast. The three known NB specimens were sifted from moist grass litter in a small sedge marsh and swept from marsh vegetation along the margin of a beaver pond. Adults were collected in April, July, and September. No habitat data were provided by Gordon (1976).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8428N, 66.7279W, 28.IV.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, small sedge marsh, in moist grass litter (1 ♀, RWC); same data as previous but 11.VII.2005 (1 ♀, NBM); Charters Settlement, 45.8296N, 66.7347W, 20.IX.2017, R.P. Webster // Beaver pond margin, sweeping vegetation (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus suturalis Thunberg, 1795 †, new to New Brunswick
Note.Scymnus suturalis appears to be widespread in NB but is apparently uncommon as only three specimens have been collected. This adventive Palaearctic species was first reported from Canada from Oka, QC in 1983 (McNamara 1992) and from Halifax, NS in 1993 by Hoebeke and Wheeler (1996) and was still present in Halifax in 2003 (Majka and McCorquodale 2010). The introduction into NS was likely an accidental one, possibly associated with conifer nursery stock (Hoebeke and Wheeler 1996, Majka and Klimaszewski 2004). This species was intentionally released in MI from Germany in 1961 and is apparently now established in the state and was also inadvertently introduced to other areas in the Northeast where it has become established (Gordon 1985).
Scymnus suturalis preys on adelgids and aphids found on conifers and has been found on Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and jack pine in NS (Majka and McCorquodale 2010). The three NB specimens reported below were captured in Lindgren funnel traps; one in an old black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) forest, one in a red oak (Quercus rubra L.) forest near a seasonally flooded marsh, and another in a mixed forest. The specimens were captured from June to September.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., Upper Graham Plains, 47.1001N, 66.8154W, 21.VIII–4.IX.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old black spruce forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Sunpoke Lake, 45.7656N, 66.5550W, 9–20.VII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Red oak forest near seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under Quercus rubra (1, RWC). York Co., Keswick Ridge, 45.9962N, 66.8781W, 4–16.VI.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus tenebrosus Mulsant, 1850, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Reserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 13–28.V.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, black Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.NT, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Scymnus americanus Mulsant, 1850, new to New Brunswick
Note.Scymnus americanus is widespread in the central and eastern USA and was reported close to the NB border in eastern ME (Gordon 1976). The single specimen from NB was sifted from moist grass litter in a small sedge marsh in April. No habitat data were provided by Gordon (1976).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8428N, 66.7279W, 15.IV.2005, R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, small sedge marsh, in moist grass litter (1 ♀, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Stethorus punctillum Weise, 1891 †, new to New Brunswick
Note. The earliest record of this Palaearctic species from North America is from Leamington, ON in 1931 with later records from Lulu Island, BC in 1950 and Saint-Nicolas (Lévis), QC in 1993 (Brown, 1950, Klimaszewski et. 2015). It was first reported from the United States from Framingham, MA sometime before 1950 (Brown 1950). This species was inadvertently introduced and appears to have now become established throughout much of the Northeast west to MB, AB, southward to ID and on the west coast in BC and OR (Gordon, 1985, Klimaszewski et al. 2015). Majka et al. (2011) reported it from ME and thus its presence in NB is not unexpected. This species is easily confused with the native S. punctum (LeConte, 1852) and has been confused in collections (Gordon 1985). Re-examination of specimens previously determined as S. punctum may result in the discovery of additional localities for S. punctillum in the region.
Stethorus punctillum feed on mites and soft-bodied insects such as aphids, adelgids, and scales (Gordon 1985, Klimaszewski et al. 2015). The NB specimens were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in an old jack pine forest, an old red oak forest, and a hardwood woodland near a seasonally flooded marsh. Adults were collected from late May to late August.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., ca. 2.5 km W of Sevogle, 47.0879N, 65.8585W, 27.V–11.VI.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Pinus banksiana forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125N, 65.6075W, 25.V–7.VI.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, coll. // Old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC); Jemseg, 45.8412N, 66.1195W, 8–21.VIII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood woodland near seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under Quercus macrocarpa (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013, Klimaszewski et al. 2015).
Family Latridiidae Erichson, 1842
Subfamily Latridiinae Erichson, 1842
Dienerella costulata (Reitter, 1877) †, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Westmorland Co., Sackville, Morgan Lane, 45.9001N, 64.3651W, house, basement, J. Klymko (1, RWC; 3 NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Mordellidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Mordellinae Latreille, 1802
Falsomordellistena hebraica (LeConte, 1862), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Gloucester Co., Bathurst, Daly Point Preserve, 47.6392N, 65.6098W, 5–21.VIII.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, green Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Mordellina andreae LeConte, 1862, new to New Brunswick
Note.Bousquet et al (2013) placed this species in the genus Mordellina. However, Lisberg (2003) recommended keeping this species in the genus Mordellistena but noted that it was not well placed in either genus. A specimen (not available) of this species from Edmundston, Madawaska Co. was photographed by Richard Migneault on June 12, 2017. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1481467.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430N, 66.7275W, 27.VI.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage (1, RWC); Spednic Lake PNA, nr. Palfrey Stream at East Brook Rd., 45.6984N, 67.4968W, 16.VIII.2017, R.P. Webster // Slow flowing stream with emergent vegetation, sweeping foliage (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Mordellistena divisa LeConte, 1859, new to New Brunswick
Note. It was surprising to find this distinctive species in NB. The NB specimens clearly key out to Mordellistena divisa and fit the description in Liljeblad (1945) and appear identical to the type specimen in the MCZ Type Database @ Harvard Entomology. This species has been reported from NJ and NY in the eastern United States but appears to be mainly mid-western in distribution (Downie & Arnett 1996). Adults were swept from vegetation in an old field with open bare sandy areas.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., 9.5 km NE Jct. 101 & 645, 45.7586N, 66.6755W, 17.VII.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Old field with open sandy areas, sweeping foliage (10, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Mordellistena sericans Fall, 1907, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Sunpoke Lake, 45.7656N, 66.5550W, 5–15.VIII.2012, 5–27.VIII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Red oak forest near seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under Quercus rubra (2, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810
Subfamily Nemognathinae Laporte, 1840
Tricrania sanguinipennis (Say, 1823)
Note.Tricrania sanguinipennis was first reported from NB on BugGuide.Net, https://bugguide.net/node/view/1512612/bgimage by Anthony W. Thomas, based on a photograph of an individual taken on 24 April, 2018 in Fredericton (Douglas). The individual was not collected (A. Thomas, pers. comm., 2019). This is the first record of this species from the province. The first author visited the same site on 5 May 2019 and collected four individuals representing the first specimen vouchers. Two additional individuals were observed on 6 May at the same site. Adults were observed crawling on the ground in areas of short grass with bare patches of sandy soil in or near colonies of ground nesting bees. Larvae of this genus are parasitoids of ground nesting bees and are phoretic on adult bees. Phoresy appears to be the main means this flightless species uses to reach their host nests (Pinto and Bologna 2002) and may also be the primary way it disperses to new areas.
This meloid has been reported as far north as Clinton, Kennebec Co., in central ME (Majka et al. 2011) and is known from QC and ON in Canada (Bousquet et al. 2013). The population in NB represents a significant range extension to the northeast. This species is currently known from only one locality in NB but may be more widespread. Adults may have been overlooked because they are active very early in the spring when red maples (Acer rubrum L.) are in flower.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Douglas, 45.9779N, 66.6859W, 5.V.2019, R.P. Webster // Area with short grass and sandy soil, on ground in area with ground nesting bees (2, NBM; 2, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Diaperinae Latreille, 1802
Adelina pallida (Say, 1824), new to Canada and Quebec
Note.Adelina pallida was known to occur in the United States as far north as IN, OH, and MD (Bousquet et al. 2018). The record from QC represents a significant northward range extension and the first occurrence of this species and of its genus in Canada. This small species is readily recognized among other members of its family by its markedly flat cucujid-like body.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, 27.VII.2006, wooded area next to beach, R. Vigneault (1, RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC.
Family Anthicidae Latreille, 1819
Subfamily Anthicinae Latreille, 1819
Sapintus fulvipes (Laferté-Sénectère, 1847)
This species was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/861873 for a photograph of the specimen. The specimen, determined by D.S. Chandler, was collected in Edmundston, NB (Madawaska Co.) on June 6, 2013.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Lamiinae Latreille, 1825
Acanthocinus obsoletus (Olivier, 1795), new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Annapolis Co., Kejimkujik N.P., 44.39889N, 65.21999W, 30.VII–13.VIII.2018, G. Marten-Carpenter, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 4 (1, AFC). Queens Co., Kejimkujik National Park, 44.30972N, 65.32986W, 30.VII–17.VIII.2018, G. Marten-Carpenter, coll. // Mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap, Trap 12 (9, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NS (Bousquet et al. 2017).
Eupogonius pauper LeConte, 1852, new to New Brunswick
Note. This longhorn has been reported as far north as the Quebec City area of QC and uses a wide variety of deciduous trees, shrubs and vines as host plants (Bousquet et al. 2017). Its presence in NB is not unexpected.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co. Kingsclear, 45.9458N, 66.7948W, 8–21.VII.2017, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Green 5-Funnel Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2017).
Mecas cineracea Casey, 1913, new to Manitoba
Note. The first specimen of Mecas cineracea reported from Canada was swept from vegetation near Willow Bunch Lake, SK in 1991 (Bousquet et al. 2017). The new MB record represents the second known Canadian specimen; it was swept from vegetation in a marshy area in a native tall grass prairie.
Specimen data. Manitoba, near Jct. 36N, 144W, N of Grande Clairière, 49.5289N, 100.7324W, 8.VII.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Native tall grass prairie, sweeping vegetation in marshy area (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB (Bousquet et al. 2017).
Tetrops praeusta (Linnaeus, 1758) †, new to Nova Scotia
Note. This adventive species is common and widespread in NB (Webster and Sweeney, unpublished data). Its presence in NS is not unexpected.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 17.VI.2018, K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // Hardwood dominated forest, green Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, AFC)
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013, 2017).
Family Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Bruchinae Latreille, 1802
Acanthoscelides tenuis Bottimer, 1935, new to New Brunswick and Quebec
Note. As Kingsolver (2004) noted, “The genus Acanthoscelides is a large and diverse, poorly defined aggregate of mostly small species of Bruchidae”. Identification often requires an examination of the genitalia. The identification of the specimens from QC and NB is the result of a joint effort by H. Douglas and K. Savard (CNC), Geoffery Morse (U. of San Diego), and G.J. Kergoat (INRAE, France). Acanthoscelides tenuis was known to occur in ON, but the records presented here represents a significant range extension to the northeast.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, 46.2251N, 67.7401W, 24.VIII.2017, R.P. Webster // River margin, sweeping Lythrum salicaria (1, RWC). Quebec, MRC de Deux-Montagnes, Oka, parc national d’Oka, 14.VI.2017, R. Vigneault, beating in a field at the western end of the park (2, RVC). MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 8.VI.2011, 13 h, P. de Tonnancour, swept from Barbarea vulgaris (1, PdT); same locality data and collector but 19.VI.2011, 13 h, beaten from Cornus obliqua inflorescence (2, CNC; 5, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 19.VII.2011, 15 h, beaten from Scirpus sp. (1, PdTC); same locality and collector but 12.VIII.2011, 15 h, swept from flowering Ambrosia artemisiifolia (1, PdTC); Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3757N, 73.9457W, 1.VIII.2018, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Lythrum salicaria (1, PdTC); Saint-Lazare, 24.VI.2012, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from flowering Brassica sp. (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Bruchus brachialis Fåhraeus, 1839 †, new to Nova Scotia
Note. The vetch bruchid, B. brachialis, is native to Europe and is a seed predator of Vicia spp. It was first collected in North America in NJ, DE, and MD in 1931 (Bottimer 1931) and by 1968 had spread to most of eastern and northwestern United States and southwestern Canada (Bottimer 1968). This is the first record for NS. Adults seek overwintering sites in protected places such as grain storage bins and under lichens and loose bark on trees. NS specimens emerged from trunk sections of red maple trees that had been girdled (the bark and top 2 cm of sapwood removed from circumference of the trunk near the ground) in spring of 2014, cut 23 February 2016, stored at -2 °C until 12 April 2016, and then incubated at 20 °C in emergence cages. The emergence date of 27 June 2016 may not accurately reflect the earliest date that adults became active because emergence cages were checked only twice after being set up: 27 June and 23 August 2016. In OR, Steinhauer (1959) observed the first adults of B. brachialis in early April and reported peak abundance of males in late May and females in late June. The girdling/felling/incubation of sections of red maple trees was intended as a way of detecting species of bark and wood boring beetles, but here we demonstrated that the method may also detect leaf feeders that overwinter under bark scales of trees. We collected several adults of the beech leaf-mining weevil, Orchestes fagi (L., 1758) from the same bolts.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, emgd. 27.VI.2016 from red maple bolts coll. 23.II.2016, K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (9, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Donaciinae Kirby, 1837
Donacia biimpressa Melsheimer, 1847, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Scotchtown, Grande Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8763N, 66.1822W, 16.VI.2013 (1), 17.VI.2013 (3), R.P. Webster // Lake shore / sand dune with red oak, sweeping vegetation (4, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Donacia limonia C. Schaeffer, 1925, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Upper Gagetown, bog adjacent to Hwy 2, 45.8316N, 66.2346W, 23.V.2006, R.P. Webster, coll. // Tamarack bog, treading Carex into water (1, RWC). Restigouche Co., McDonald Road, 47.8333N, 68.2777W, 20.VI.2011, R. Webster & M. Turgeon // Carex marsh, sweeping vegetation (3, RWC); Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.8981N, 68.3646W, 15.VI.2011 // Beaver flowage // pond, treading sedges into water (1, RWC). Saint John Co., Musquash, 45.1856N, 66.3402W, 30.V.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Carex & cattail marsh, treading vegetation into water (1, RWC); Chance Harbour off Rt. 790, 45.1355N, 66.3672W, 12.V.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Shrubby cinquefoil fen, on Carex species (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Bull Pasture Bog, 46.0354N, 66.3358W, 21.VI.2013, R.P. Webster // Moss lawn bog with black spruce & tamarack on margin, sweeping vegetation on bog margin (2, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8267N, 66.7343W, 14.V.2005, R.P. Webster, coll. // Margin of Carex marsh / fen in sphagnum & leaf litter at base of tree (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Poecilocera harrisii (J.L. LeConte, 1851), new to Canada and New Brunswick
Note.Poecilocera harrisii has been reported as far east as MA and NH in the Northeast (Riley et al. 2003) but has yet to be reported from ME (Majka et al, 2011). The NB record is a significant range extension to the northeast and represents the first occurrence of this species in Canada. Both specimens were captured in a calcareous fen with shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb.). Little is known about the biology of the species other than an association with Carex (Riley et al. 2002).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Canterbury, Browns Mtn. Fen [now Eel River P.N.A.], 45.8967N, 67.6343W, 23.VI.2005, J. Edsall & R. Webster coll. // Calcareous fen, sweeping (1, RWC); same locality data but 23.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Calcareous cedar fen with shrubby cinquefoil, sweeping vegetation with Myrica gale & Rhododendron groenlandicum (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB
Subfamily Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Chalepus walshii walshii (Crotch, 1873), new to New Brunswick
Note.Chalepus w. walshii was reported from ME by Majka et al. (2011). Larval hosts are grasses (Riley et al. 2003). The NB specimens were found on the adventive reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.).
In Bousquet et al. (2013), this species is incorrectly listed as Chalepus walshi walshi (Olivier, 1792). The correct name is Chalepus walshii walshii (Crotch, 1873) (Yves Bousquet, Hume Douglas, and Patrice Bouchard, pers. comm., 2019).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., Palfrey Stream at East Brook Road, 45.6980N, 67.4982W, 13.VI.2018, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Roadside, on grass (1, NBM); nr. Palfrey Stream at East Brook Road, 45.6987N, 67.4965W, 13.VI.2018, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Roadside, on grass (2, RWC)
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Chelymorpha cassidea (Fabricius, 1775)
Note. Adults of Chelymorpha cassidea were photographed in NB by Stuart Tingley at the Dunes de Bouchtouche in Bouchtouche on June 20 and June 30, 2015. These are the first records of this species in NB. Photographs of these specimens and others can be seen on the iNaturalist website at https://inaturalist.ca/observations?place_id=7587&taxon_id=216654
On August 2, 2019, Marie-Andrée Giguère and the first author visited the site and found both adults and pupae on bindweed (Calystegia sepium L.) growing in a salt marsh adjacent to sand dunes. Seven pupae were collected, and adults emerged from these pupae on August 5 and 6, 2019.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Kent Co., Dune de Bouctouche, 46.5212N, 64.6758W, 2.VIII.2019, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Salt marsh adjacent to sand dune, on Calystegia sepium L. (3, NBM; 2, RWC); same data as above but ex. Pupa, emgd. 5–6.VIII.2019 (2, NBM; 5, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
Chaetocnema hortensis (Geoffroy, 1785) †, new to New Brunswick
Note. Most specimens in the CNC from Canada determined as Chaetocnema borealis R. White, 1996 are C. hortensis (Pentinsaari et al 2019). This species is native to the Palaearctic where it is widespread (Döberl 2010). It is adventive in Canada in BC and in eastern Canada in NF, LB, NS, and ON (Pentinsaari et al 2019). Here we report it for the first time from NB. Majka and LeSage (2010) reported C. borealis for the first time from NB, but it is possible that these specimens represent this adventive species. The specimen from Coxheath, Cape Breton Island, NS, illustrated as C. borealis in Majka and LeSage (2010) was dissected and is C. hortensis (Hume Douglas & Karine Savard, pers. comm.). This specimen exhibits the purple tone typical of most specimens from NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Kent Co., Kouchibouguac National Park, 46.8072N, 64.9082W, 21.V.2015, R.P. Webster // Alder swamp in mixed forest, in leaf litter (1, RWC). Queens Co., W of Jemseg at “Trout Creek”, 45.8237N, 66.1225W, 6.IX.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Silver maple swamp, sweeping vegetation along margin of marsh (1, RWCD); Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125N, 65.6075W, 13–25.V.2011, R. Roy & V. Webster, coll. // Red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395N, 66.7391W, 17.VII.2014 (2), 27.VII.2006 (1), 27.VI.2007 (1), R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, m.v. light (4, RWC); same locality data and collector but 10.V.2007 // Mixed forest, in flight on warm (28 °C) sunny afternoon (1, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8263N, 66.7341W, 8.IX.2017, R.P. Webster // Pond margin / marsh, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC); Canterbury, trail to “Browns Mtn Fen”, 45.8964N, 67.6273W, 8.IX.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, sweeping roadside vegetation (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, NB, NS, LB, NF (Pentinsaari et al. 2019).
Chaetocnema irregularis LeConte, 1857, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Mazerolle Settlement, 45.8729N, 66.8311W, 28.IV.2006, R.P. Webster, coll. // Stream margin, in grass litter on muddy soil (1, RWC); Mazerolle Settlement, 45.8765N, 66.8260W, 8.VI.2008, R.P. Webster // Beaver meadow, sweeping vegetation along brook margin (1, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8348N, 66.7406W, 8.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Old brushy field, beating Salix catkins (1, NBM); Charters Settlement, 45.8263N, 66.7341W, 9.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Pond margin / marsh, sweeping vegetation (7, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8451N, 66.7289W, R.P. Webster // Stream margin in marsh / alder swamp, sweeping cruciferous sp. (1, RWC); Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Pats Brook, 45.6209N, 67.4342W, 15.VIII.2017 (1), 15.VI.2018 (2), R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh, sweeping vegetation (3, NBM); Spednic Lake P.N.A., Palfrey Stream at East Brook Rd., 45.6980N, 67.4982W, 13.VI.2018, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Stream margin, sweeping vegetation (1, NBM); Queens Co., W of Jemseg at “Trout Creek”, 45.8237N, 66.1225W, 6.IX.2007, R.P. Webster // Silver maple swamp, sweeping foliage along margin of marsh (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Burton, near Sunpoke Lake, 45.7662N, 66.5526W, 20.VI.2007, R.P. Webster, coll. // seasonally flooded marsh, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Crepidodera decora Parry, 1986, new to New Brunswick
Note.Crepidodera decora is externally very similar to C. luminosa Parry, 1986 and best distinguished by the shape of the male aedeagus and female spermathecae (Parry 1986). Both species were found on Salix catkins and foliage in NB.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Red Brook Rd. at Meduxnekeag River, 46.1998N, 67.6989W, 7.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // River margin, sweeping vegetation (1 ♀ (dissected), RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8348N, 66.7406W, 6.V.2018 (3), 8.V.2018 (1), 17.V.2018 (3), R.P. Webster // Old brushy field, beating Salix catkins (2 ♀♀ (dissected), NBM; 3 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (dissected), RWC); near Thomaston Corner, 45.6171N, 67.0993W, 25.V.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh, beating Salix foliage (3 ♀♀ (dissected), NBM; 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (dissected), RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Longitarsus melanurus (Melsheiner, 1847), new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Pats Brook, 45.6210N, 67.4342W, 15.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh with slow flowing stream with emergent vegetation, sweeping vegetation (3 (1 ♂ (dissected), RWC); Spednic Lake Prov. Park, 45.6183N, 67.4276W, 20.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh near Diggity Stream, treading Carex & grass (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Cryptocephalini Gyllenhal, 1813
Diachus pallidicornis (Suffrian, 1867), new to New Brunswick
New Record: New Brunswick, York Co., 16 km W of Tracy, off Rt. 645, 45.6854N, 66.8839W, 16.VIII–5.IX.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Anthribidae Billberg, 1820
Subfamily Anthribinae Billberg, 1820
Anthribus nebulosus Forster, 1770 †, new to Prince Edward Island and Quebec
Note.Anthribus nebulosus is a Palaearctic species that was intentionally introduced to VA in 1978–1979 as a biological agent against scale insects. It has since been recorded in southern New England (Hoebeke and Wheeler 1991) and adjacent regions of PA and NJ and, in Canada, from the region of Guelph, ON (Bouchard et al. 2017). Most specimens from QC were recovered from an intercept trap in a suburban residential area. Specimens from PE were captured in green or black Lindgren funnel traps set up either in the canopy of poplar (6) or 1 m high under trees (2).
Specimen data. Prince Edward Island, Queens Co., Auburn, Auburn Demonstration Woodlot, 46.2882N, 63.9267W, 13.VI–3.VII.2018 (1), 2.VIII–13.IX.2018 (1), 4.VI–3.VII.2019 (3), 3.VII–14.VIII.2019 (2), 14.VIII–17.IX.2019 (1), C. Hughes // Mixed forest, green Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of poplar snag (1), green Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of poplar (5), low black Lindgren funnel trap (2) (2, AFC; 6, RWC). Quebec, Agglomération de Montréal, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 45.4091N, 73.9442W, 5.VII.2012, 15 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Ulmus americana + Vitis riparia (3, PdTC); Montréal, parc Zotique-Racicot, 45.543N, 73.690W, 6.VII.2015, ca. 14 h, beaten from Fraxinus sp., S. Dumont (1, SDC). MRC de Deux-Montagnes: Oka, Welcoming center, La Grande Baie, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric), 22.V.2018, R. Vigneault (1, RVC); MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Mont Rigaud, 45.4667N, 74.3258W, 12.VII.2014, 16 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Amelanchier sp., rocky outcrop (1, PdTC); Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, 45.3756N, 73.9448W, 26.VII.2015, 17 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Viburnum cassinoides (1, PdTC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3924N, 73.9922W, 7.V.2013, 17 h (1), 17.V.2013, 13–14 h (4), 30.V.2013, 14–15 h (1), 1.VI.2013,11 h (1), 12.V.2014, 14–18 h (2), 15.V.2014, 15 h (1), 20.V.2014, 18 h (1), 24.V.2014, 13 h (1), P. de Tonnancour, flight interception trap (white tulle fabric) (1, CCC; 3, CMNC; 2, CNC; 6, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 31.V.2013, 21–23 h 30, attracted to porch + UV lamps (2, CMNC; 2, PdTC); same locality data and collector but 25.VI.2019, 23 h 30, attracted to porch + UV + mercury vapor lamps (1, PdTC); Ville de l’Île-Perrot, 45.3969N, 73.9628W, 31.V.2015, 16 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from fruiting branches of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (1, PdTC); Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3925N, 73.9923W, 11.X.2019, 15 h, resting between two freshly cut logs of Fraxinus pennsylvanica (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, PE (Bouchard et al. 2017).
Family Brentidae Billberg, 1820
Subfamily Apioninae Schönherr, 1823
Rhopalapion longirostre (Olivier, 1807) †
Note. This distinctive looking adventive species was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Eric Knopf. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1355652 for a photograph of this species. The first individual from Nasonworth, York, Co. was photographed on April 11, 2017. Another individual was photographed on July 10, 2017 https://bugguide.net/node/view/1401639. Determinations were verified by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Fallapion melanarium (Gerstaecker, 1854), new to New Brunswick
Note.Fallapion melanarium was reported from MA, NY, and ON south to TX by Downie & Arnett, Jr. (1996). It was not reported from ME by Majka et al. (2011). Host plants are Bidens spp. (beggar ticks) which occur in water or very moist situations (Tuttle 1954, Bright 1993). Most specimens from NB were swept from vegetation in marshes where Bidens was present.
Specimen record. New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., Summit Lake, 47.7825N, 68.3199W, 7.VI.2011, R.P. Webster // Lake margin, Carex marsh, treading Carex hummocks and emergent vegetation (1, NBM; 2, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8266N, 66.7365W, 2.VI.2007, R.P. Webster (1, NBM); Charters Settlement, 45.8263N, 66.7341W, 6.IX.2017 (4), 10.IX.2017 (8), R.P. Webster // Pond margin/marsh, sweeping vegetation (4, NBM; 8, RWC); 9.0 km W of Tracy, off Rt. 645, 45.6888N, 66.8004W, 22.V.2008, R.P. Webster, coll. // Sedge marsh, in Carex hummock (1, NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Stenopterapion meliloti (Kirby, 1808) †
This adventive species associated with the Eurasian sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.), as its specific name implies, was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/503497 for a photograph of the specimen that was collected in Edmundston, Madawaska Co. on June 27, 2010. Another photo of an individual collected at the same locality on May 14, 2012 is shown at https://bugguide.net/node/view/736051. Determinations were verified by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Dryophthoridae Schönherr, 1825
Subfamily Rhynchophorinae Schönherr, 1833
Sphenophorus australis australis Chittenden, 1905, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Albert Co., Waterside, Waterside Beach, 45.6282N, 64.8129W, 29.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Salt marsh near tidal stream on sand in area with sparse Spartina. York Co., Spednic Lake P.N.A., near Pats Brook, 45.6210N, 67.4342W, 15.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Freshwater marsh, sweeping vegetation (1, RWC); Spednic Lake Prov. Park, 45.6183N, 67.4276W, 20.VI.2018, R.P. Webster // Marsh near Diggity Stream, treading Carex & grass (1, NBM).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Family Curculionidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Curculioninae Latreille, 1802
Curculio rubidus (Gyllenhal, 1835) †, new to Nova Scotia
Note. This adventive weevil was first reported from Canada from QC and a BugGuide.Net record from ON (de Tonnancour et al. 2017). Most specimens from QC were beaten from foliage of gray birch (Betula populifolia Marshall) in late summer (de Tonnancour et al. 2017). This species will likely be found in NB.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 13–20.VIII.2018, K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // Hardwood forest, green Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NS (de Tonnancour et al. 2017).
Curculio sulcatulus (Casey, 1897), new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 20–27.VIII.2018, K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // Hardwood dominated forest, green Lindgren funnel traps in tree canopy (4, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Ellescus bipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758), new to Nova Scotia
Note. This species was first reported by Webster et al. (2016c) from NB, where it is common, and thus, its presence in NS is not unexpected.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 16.V.2016, K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013, Webster et al. 2016c).
Ellescus borealis Carr, 1920, new to Quebec
Note. The record of E. borealis from northwestern QC represents a significant range extension to the northeast. Like other Ellescus species, E. borealis is associated with Salix spp. It was found in abundance on smallfruit willow (Salix brachycarpa Nuttall) growing on the eastern shore of James Bay.
Specimen data. Quebec, Région administrative du Nord-du-Québec, Longue-Pointe, 53.9752N, 79.0685W, 6.VIII.2018, 14 h, P. de Tonnancour, beaten from Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa (11, PdTC); same locality and habitat data and collector but 7.VIII.2018, 12 h (59) (2, CCC; 5, CMNC; 3, CNC; 47, PdTC; 2, RVC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, AB, MB, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Mecinus pascuorum (Gyllenhal, 1813) †
This adventive weevil was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/862006 for the illustration of the specimen which was collected in Edmundston, Madawaska Co. on June 23, 2013. This monophagous weevil feeds on the developing seeds of English plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.), also adventive in North America. Determination was verified by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Orchestes steppensis (Korotyaev, 2016) †, additional record from Nova Scotia.
Note. As noted by Korotyaev (2016), this adventive species was misidentified as Orchestes alni (L., 1758) since its introduction in North America, and the distribution given in Bousquet et al. (2013) and the NS record of O. alni in Webster et al. (2016c) therefore applies to O. steppensis. An additional specimen of this species was reported from NS in 2019 and is reported below. This is the second record of this adventive species from the Maritime Provinces.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co. Burnside Industrial Park, 42.87467N, 63.58778W, 9.VII.2019, K. Van Rooyen & C. Kostanowicz // Green Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of elm (Ulmus americana) (1, CNC).
Smicronyx amoenus (Say, 1832), new to Quebec
Note. The record from southern QC represents a significant eastern range extension in Canada, as this species was previously known only from SK and MB (Bousquet et al. 2013). Host records, although sparse, associate this species with Asteraceae (Anderson et al. 2014). Determination was made by R.S. Anderson.
Specimen data. Quebec, MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 45.3924N, 73.9923W, 14.VIII.2018, 1–2 h, P. de Tonnancour, attracted to porch + mercury vapor lamps (1, PdTC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.SK, MB, QC (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Bagoinae C.G. Thomson, 1859
Bagous magister LeConte, 1876, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 4.VII.2016, K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins // hardwood dominated forest, purple Lindgren funnel in understory (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013, de Tonnancour et al. 2017).
Subfamily Baridinae Schönherr, 1836
Plesiobaris albilata (LeConte, 1876), new to Canada, New Brunswick, and Quebec
Specimens recorded as Plesiobaris disjuncta Casey, 1892 in Webster et al. (2012a) were reviewed following examination of the holotype of this species by R.S. Anderson in February 2020. These records from NB and QC were found to refer to Plesiobaris albilata (LeConte, 1876), a species not previously recorded in Canada, thus P. disjuncta should be removed from the Canadian, NB and QC faunal lists.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. QC, NB.
Subfamily Ceutorhynchinae Gistel, 1848
Ceutorhynchus oregonensis Dietz, 1896
This weevil was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/736516 for the illustration of the specimen that was collected in Edmundston, Madawaska Co. on June 12, 2012. The determination was confirmed by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.YT, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Prorutidosoma decipiens (LeConte, 1876)
This weevil was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1029494 for the illustration of the specimen that was collected in Edmundston, Madawaska Co. on May 29, 2014. The determination was confirmed by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Cossoninae Schönherr, 1825
Phloeophagus canadensis Van Dyke, 1927, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 27.VI.2016, coll., K. Van Rooyen & H. Higgins (1, AFC); same locality data but 4–11.VII.2016, K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins // Hardwood dominated forest, purple Lindgren funnel trap in understory (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, BC, AB, SK, MB, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Entiminae Schönherr, 1823
Polydrusus impressifrons Gyllenhal, 1834 †, new to Prince Edward Island
Specimen data. Prince Edward Island, Kings Co., Valleyfield, Valleyfield Demonstration Woodlot, 46.1356N, 62.7198W, 12.VI–3.VII.2018, C. Hughes // Green Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of poplar (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Lixinae Schönherr, 1823
Larinus carlinae (Olivier, 1807) †
This adventive weevil was reported for the first time from NB on BugGuide.Net by Richard Migneault. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/736349 for the illustration of the specimen that was collected in Edmundston, Madawaska Co. on June 12, 2012. This species was listed as Larinus planus (Fabricius, 1792) by Bousquet et al. (2013) and is still reported as such on BugGuide.Net. Gültekin and Alonso-Zarazaga (2015) showed that the correct name is Larinus carlinae (Olivier, 1807). Determination was verified by R.S. Anderson.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, AB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Mesoptiliinae Lacordaire, 1863
Magdalis alutacea LeConte, 1878, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 2.VII.2015, K. Van Rooyen & T. Nelson (3, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.AK, YT, NT, BC, AB, SK, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Magdalis hispoides LeConte, 1876, new to Nova Scotia
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 4.VII.2016 (2), 11.VII.2016 (1), Coll., K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (3, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.YT, BC, AB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Subfamily Scolytinae Latreille, 1804
Pityophthorus ramiperda Swaine, 1917, new to New Brunswick
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Kent Co., Kouchibouguac N.P., 46.8072N, 64.9100W, 27.V–12.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Jack pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (2, RWC). York Co. Odell Park, 45.9508N, 66.6723W, 19.V–3.VI.2015, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of hardwood (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Pseudopityophthorus asperulus (LeConte, 1868), new to Canada and Nova Scotia
Note. This species differs from the much more common Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus (C.C.A. Zimmerman, 1868) by being more slender, and having elytral striae with minute punctures in fairly definite rows. In P. minutissimus there is little evidence of strial rows (Bright 1976). Bright (1976) predicted this species might be found in NB as it is known from ME. Its presence in NS is not unexpected.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 16.V.2016, K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins // Hardwood dominated forest, purple Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, AFC); same locality, habitat and collectors but 17–30.V.2016, green Lindgren funnel trap 1 m above ground (1, AFC); same locality but 3–10.VI.2018, K. Van Rooyen & J. Palmer // green Lindgren funnel traps 1m above ground (2), in tree canopy (1). (3, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NS.
Hylastes opacus Erichson, 1836 †, new to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Note. Since its initial discovery in North America, in the state of NY in 1989 (Wood, 1992), this adventive Palaearctic species has rapidly extended its distribution and now occurs in several Canadian provinces and states in the United States. Its main hosts are Pinus spp.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 16.V.2016, coll., K. Van Rooyen & N. Higgins (1, AFC). Prince Edward Island, Kings Co., Valleyfield, Valleyfield Demonstration Woodlot, 46.1385N, 62.7194W, 7.V–4.VI.2019, C. Hughes // Green Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of poplar (1, AFC). Queens Co., Brookvale, Brookvale Demonstration Woodlot, 46.2920N, 63.4052W, 13.VI–3.VII.2018, 4.VI–3.VII.2019, C. Hughes // Lindgren funnel traps 1 m high (2, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Hylurgops palliatus (Gyllenhal, 1813) †, new to Canada and New Brunswick
Note. This Eurasian species was one of the most commonly intercepted species in inspections of wood packaging material at United States ports between 1985 and 2005 (Haack 2006). Its first North American records were from PA (Haack 2001) and later NY and OH (Hoebeke and Acciavatti 2006). There have been no reports of damage or hosts in the United States (Haack 2006). The specimen reported below was determined by Donald Bright in 2020 and represents a new record for Canada.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Fredericton, U.N.B. Woodlot, 45.9206N, 66.6520W, 31.V–14.VI.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mature mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap 2 m high (1, RWC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB.
Hylastinus obscurus (Marsham, 1802) †, new to New Brunswick
Note. This adventive species is known as the clover root borer and is sometimes a serious pest of clover and alfalfa in the eastern United States (Bright 1976). A specimen (determination confirmed by RPW) of this species from Edmundston, Madawaska Co. was photographed by Richard Migneault on June 18, 2019. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1785474.
Specimen data. New Brunswick, York Co., Crabbe Mountain, 46.12115N, 67.10524W, 6–27.VI.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, black Lindgren funnel trap in open tree canopy (1), green Lindgren funnel trap on edge of tree canopy (1) (2, AFC); Keswick Ridge, 45.99618N, 66.87813W, 11–29.VI.2018, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood forest, black Lindgren funnel trap in understory (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Heteroborips seriatus (Blandford, 1894) †, new to Canada and Nova Scotia
Note. This specimen was determined by R.J. Rabaglia in 2019 and represents a new record for Canada. This Asian species was first detected in North America in MA in 2005 (Hoebeke and Rabaglia 2008) and subsequently in ME in 2009 and PA in 2011, using semiochemical-baited black funnel traps as part of the US Forest Services Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) trapping surveillance program (Rabaglia et al. 2019). Mandelshtam et al. (2019) recently removed the genus Heteroborips from synonymy with Xyleborus and placed Xyleborus seriatus Blandford in the genus Heteroborips.
Specimen data. Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Magazine Hill, 44.7143N, 63.6331W, 16–23.VII.2018, K. Van Rooyan & J. Palmer // Hardwood dominated forest, black Lindgren funnel trap in understory (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NS
Xyleborinus saxesenii (Ratzeburg, 1837) †, new to Prince Edward Island
Note. Since its initial discovery in the USA (NY) in 1890 and in Canada (BC) in 1928, this highly polyphagous species has extended its range to more than 30 states and to ON, QC, and the Maritimes in Canada (Klimaszewski et al. 2010).
Specimen data. Prince Edward Island, Kings Co., Valleyfield, Valleyfield Demonstration Woodlot, 46.1385N, 62.7194W, 4.VI–3.VII.2019, 3.VII–13.VIII.2019, C. Hughes // Lindgren funnel traps 1 m high (2, AFC); New Harmony, New Harmony Demonstration Woodlot, 46.3914N, 62.2021W, 3.VII–13.VIII.2019, C. Hughes // Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).
Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford, 1894) †, new to Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick
Note. This ambrosia beetle is native to Japan, Korea, the Kuril Islands, Vietnam, China, and Taiwan, and is adventive in Central Europe and North America. In Europe, it was first detected in Germany in 1951 and has spread to Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland (Ranger et al. 2010). It was first detected in North America in NY in 1932 and has since become established over much of the United States (Rabaglia et al. 2006). It was first reported in Canada from ON in 1987 (Bright 1989). It is highly polyphagous, infesting several families of coniferous and broadleaf trees but prefers the latter. Common hosts include black walnut (Juglans nigra L.), American beech, and maples (Acer spp.) (Weber and McPherson 1983; Ranger et al. 2010). It typically colonizes stressed trees but can be a significant pest of tree nurseries (Olivier and Mannion 2001) and apple orchards (Agnello et al. 2017) in the United States. Adults are attracted to ethanol (Miller and Rabaglia 2009; Ranger et al. 2010).
Specimen data. New Brunswick, Queens Co., Gagetown, 45.75162N, 66.18655W, 27VII–14.VIII.2017, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest with Quercus rubra, Lindgren funnel trap in tree canopy (1, AFC). York Co. Kingsclear, 45.9458N, 66.7948W, 8–21.VII.2017, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest, Purple Lindgren funnel trap 1 m above ground. (1, AFC). Prince Edward Island, Queens Co., Brookvale, Brookvale Demonstration Woodlot, 46.2920N, 63.4052W, 4.VI–3.VII.2019, C. Hughes // White panel trap (1, AFC).
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.BC, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE (Bousquet et al. 2013).