Further contributions to the Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae) fauna of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records, distributions and faunal composition
Author
Alarie, Yves
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ZooKeys
2016
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.600.8856
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.600.8856
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae
Hydroporus gossei Larson & Roughley
Note.
This species is reported from several specimens collected in Prince and Kings Counties (Table 2).
Habitat.
In Newfoundland, this species has been collected from flooded grasses and emergent
Carex
along the margins of beaver ponds and roadside ponds. Specimens, which occurred on peaty substrates near boggy areas, were collected from areas exposed to the sun as well as from shorelines shaded by overhanging alder. In Prince Edward Island,
Hydroporus goosei
was collected in similar habitats, in addition to
Sphagnum
bogs and eutrophic creeks (Table 1).
Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.
This large, distinctive
Hydroporus
Clairville species has generally been confused with
Hydroporus rectus
Fall. In the Maritime ecozone,
Hydroporus gossei
is also reported from the neighboring Province of New Brunswick (
Larson et al. 2000
).