Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada
Author
Webster, Reginald P.
24 Mill Stream Drive, Charters Settlement, NB, Canada E 3 C 1 X 1
reginaldwebster@rogers.com
Author
Webster, Vincent L.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P. O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, Canada E 3 B 5 P 7
Author
Alderson, Chantelle A.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P. O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, Canada E 3 B 5 P 7
Author
Hughes, Cory C.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P. O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, Canada E 3 B 5 P 7
Author
Sweeney, Jon D.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P. O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, Canada E 3 B 5 P 7
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.573.7327
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.573.7327
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Limnichites punctatus (LeConte, 1854)
Material examined.
New Brunswick, Carleton Co.
, "
Bell Forest Nature Preserve",
46.2150°N
,
67.7190°W
,
20.VI.2005
,
M.-A.
Giguere
&
R.P. Webster
// River margin, seepage area, on bare clay (1, RWC); same locality data,
24.VI.2005
,
J. Edsall
&
R. Webster
// River margin, on firm moist clay near seepage area (7, RWC).
York Co.
, trail to "Browns Mtn. Fen",
45.8964°N
,
67.6273°W
,
8.IX.2007
,
R.P. Webster
//
Mixed forest
(near brook), sweeping roadside foliage (2, RWC)
.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
BC, MB, ON, QC,
NB
(
Bousquet et al. 2013
).
Comments.
Most adults of
Limnichites punctatus
were found along a river margin on moist bare clay near a seepage area. Specimens were collected after splashing the clay bank. The splashing caused them to move, making them easier to see on the dark substrate.