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
1313-2970-600-103
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Gyrinidae
Gyrinus pugionis Fall
Note.
Eight specimens were collected from four different localities of Kings and Prince Counties (Table 2).
Habitat.
Robert (1955)
,
Morrissette (1979)
and
Alarie (2009)
reported
Gyrinus pugionis
from peaty or semi-peaty lakes;
Robert (1955)
mentioned that it invades narrow outflow streams from such lakes.
Oygur and Wolfe (1991)
reported it primarily (88%) from lentic habitats. In Prince Edward Island, most specimens were collected from lentic habitats (Tables 1-2).
Distribution
in the Maritime Ecozone.
This species was reported from the Provinces of New Brunswick (
Roughley 1991a
;
Webster 2016
) and Nova Scotia (
Roughley 1991a
), and from the Magdalen Islands (
Alarie 2009
).