Understanding saproxylic beetles: new records of Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Synchroidae, and Scraptiidae from the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) Author Majka, Christopher G. Author Pollock, Darren A. text Zootaxa 2006 1248 45 68 journal article 50600 10.5281/zenodo.172970 6e472142-48ad-4d80-b2ab-00326f40eb31 1175­5326 172970 Emmesa connectens Newman NEW BRUNSWICK: Kings Co.: Grand Bay, 25.vi.1990 , D.F. McAlpine, NBM. Saint John Co.: Saint John , 31.vii.1899 , W. McIntosh, NBM. NOVA SCOTIA : 30 specimens were examined from Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Halifax, Kings, and Richmond counties counties. The earliest specimen dates from 1952 ( Kings Co.: Woodville, 3.vii.1952 , V.R. Vickery, NSAC). Newly recorded in New Brunswick. In Nova Scotia , found primarily in red spruce ( Picea rubens ) forests of varying age (40–120+ years) although occasionally also in deciduous forests. Frequently collected with flight­intercept traps. In Québec, recorded from Acer spp., Pinus spp., and Fagus grandifolia . (D. Pollock, unpublished data).