Corresponding author: Reginald P. Webster (
Academic editor: P. Bouchard
This paper treats 134 new records of
Webster RP, Webster VL, Alderson CA, Hughes CC, Sweeney JD (2016) Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada. In: Webster RP, Bouchard P, Klimaszewski J (Eds) The Coleoptera of New Brunswick and Canada: providing baseline biodiversity and natural history data. ZooKeys 573: 265–338. doi:
In recent years, the
During the last several years, additional new provincial records have been accumulated from the families
Alaska
Manitoba
Yukon Territory
Ontario
Northwest Territories
Quebec
Nunavut
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland and Labrador*
*Newfoundland and Labrador are each treated separately under the current Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
USA state abbreviations follow those of the US Postal Service. Acronyms of collections examined or where specimens reside referred to in this study are as follows:
Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kouchibouguac National Park Collection, New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Reginald P. Webster Collection, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada
In this account, we newly report 133 species and one new subspecies from
All records below are species newly recorded for
The
The
All specimens of
The
This species has been collected from the slime molds,
All specimens from
All specimens of this adventive species were caught in Lindgren funnel traps. This species could become a potential lawn pest in
The
All three specimens of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of trees.
Nine species of
All specimens of
Most specimens (19 out of 22) of
All specimens of
This species has been treated by some authors as a subspecies of
One species of
All specimens were caught in Lindgren funnel traps in the understory of trees near a large river (Saint John River).
Members of this small family are riparian and live on streamside plants, emergent vegetation and wood, or in drift material on stream margins and are thought to be herbivores (
Most adults of
The
Only eight species of this small family of beetles have been documented from Canada, including two from
The
Most specimens (19 out of 21) of
All but one specimen were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of various tree species during 2012, 2013, and 2014. Interestingly, this species was not detected at the Bell Forest or other sites in
Most specimens (20 out of 26) of
All but one of the 17 individuals of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of trees, most in
All but one of the 23 individuals of
The
All specimens of
Two subspecies of
All specimens of
The
This species was reported from dry lichen communities on granite outcrops on a lake margin in
Three species of
The
This adventive Palaearctic species was previously known only from NF (St. John’s) in North America and occurs in various habitats including stored produce in Europe (
The
This species is listed as
This adventive and cosmopolitan species is found in various stored products such as lima beans, pigeon peas, decaying soybeans, stored grains, fruit, nuts, damp flour, rice, and moldy grass and feeds on surface molds on these items (
The
The adventive
The
Adults of
The Palaearctic
Most (22 out of 26) specimens of
The classification, taxonomy, and biology of the North American species of
Most specimens of
All specimens of
All but one specimen of
Specimens of
Most specimens of this adventive species were found in a pile of decaying (moldy) corncobs and cornhusks. One individual was captured in a Lindgren funnel trap.
The specimen of
Seven species of
Most (10 out of 12) individuals of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of trees.
All specimens of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of trees.
All specimens of
Thirteen species of
All specimens from
The
The
The
The adventive
Poison ivy,
We thank Yves Bousquet, Hume Douglas, and Darren Pollock for their comments that improved this manuscript. Caroline Simpson is thanked for editing this manuscript. Caroline Bourdon (Laurentian Forestry Centre) is thanked for taking the photograph of