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
Ilybius discedens Sharp
Note.
Although found in relatively low numbers (seven specimens), this species is reported from each of the three Prince Edward Island counties (Table 2).
Habitat.
Ilybius discedens
is one of the most characteristic water beetle species of boreal peatland generally occurring in small, moss-ringed pools, often where the water is cold to the touch (
Larson et al. 2000
). In Prince Edward Island, the majority of specimens were collected from
Sphagnum
bogs, although a few specimens were associated with eutrophic lotic habitats (Table 1).
Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.
This species is also known from the neighboring Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (
Larson et al. 2000
), and the Magdalen Islands (
Alarie 2009
).