The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography
Author
Majka, Christopher
Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS, Canada
Author
Langor, David
Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton, Canada
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Colon (Colon) bidentatum
Sahlberg, 1834
NEW BRUNSWICK
: Gloucester Co.:
7.VII.1939
,
11.VII.1939
, and
9.VII.1939
, W.J. Brown, (4,
CNC
);
Kent
Co.:
60 km
northwest of Moncton, Rte.116,
21.VII.1992
, S. and J. Peck, forest road, car net, (15,
SBP
);
York
Co.:
Fredericton,
30.V.1931
, R.P. Gorham, (1,
CNC
).
NEWFOUNDLAND:
Gander,
29.VI.1949
, W.J. Brown, (5,
CNC
).
NOVA SCOTIA
: Guysborough Co.:
Trafalgar,
19.VII.1992
, S. and J. Peck, forest, car net, (1,
SBP
);
Halifax Co.:
Indian Lake Rd., northwest of Tantallon,
17.VII.1992
, S. and J. Peck, car net, (1,
SBP
);
Queens Co.:
Caledonia,
25.VII.1992
, J. and F. Cook, mixed forest, car net, (2,
JCC
);
Medway
River,
13.VII.1993
, J. and T. Cook, car net, (1,
JCC
);
Shelburne
Co.:
Clyde River,
16.VII.1992
, S. and J. Peck, forest, car net, (1,
SBP
);
Yarmouth
Co.:
North Kemptville,
23.VIII.1992
, J. and F. Cook, car net, (1,
JCC
); Quinan, Coldstream Rd.,
19.VII.1993
, J. and T. Cook, car net, (1,
JCC
).
This Holarctic species was recorded from
New Brunswick
, Newfoundland, and
Nova Scotia
by
Peck and Stephan 1996
) (
Fig. 1
). It is found in northern mixed and coniferous forests and at higher elevation forests in mountains (
Peck and Stephan 1996
).