Contributions to the knowledge of Atlantic Canadian Histeridae (Coleoptera) Author Majka, Christopher Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS, Canada text ZooKeys 2008 2008-09-04 2 2 189 202 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.2.3 2ebd9c29-a4b0-4b92-ad7b-a3e37582f934 1313–2970 576405 Aeletes politus (LeConte, 1853) Prince Edward Island : Queens Co.: Trout River, 28.VI.2003 , C.G. Majka, brackish marsh, (1, CGMC). Aeletes politus is newly recorded on Prince Edward Island . There are scattered records from throughout the Maritime Provinces, although it has not been recorded on Cape Breton Island ( Fig. 1 ). It is known in Canada from Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia (with an isolated record from westcentral Alberta ), and occurs south to Florida in the United States . It is found in forest floor litter, log litter, bracket fungi, tree holes, and compost ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006 ). The above record from a brackish marsh represents an unusual habitat for this species, possibly attracted to the site by accumulations of decomposing litter.