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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Leiodes assimilis
(LeConte, 1850)
NEWFOUNDLAND:
Cow Head
,
9.VIII.1949
,
E. Palmen
, (1,
MZHF
)
;
Corner Brook
,
16.VII.1949
,
E. Palmen
, (1,
MZHF
)
;
Humber
,
Steady Brook
,
10.VII.1949
,
E. Palmen
, (1,
MZHF
)
;
Glide Lake
,
8.IX.1993
,
10.VIII.1994
,
23.VIII.1994
,
15.IX.1994
,
W. Bowers
, balsam fir burn, (4,
CFNL
).
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Inverness Co.
:
Lone Shieling
,
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
,
12.VIII.1983
,
11-19.VII.1983
,
28.VI.1983
,
1.VII.1983
,
16.VI.1983
, 19,VI.1983,
22.VI.1983
,
25.VI.1983
,
J.E.
H. and
R.J. Martin
,
L. Masner
,
J.R. Vockeroth
, and
Y. Bousquet
,
malaise and pan traps
, (15,
CNC
)
;
MacKenzies Mt.
,
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
,
29.VII.1983
,
2.VIII.1983
,
18-21.VII.1983
, and
28.VI.1983
,
D.E. and J.E. Bright
,
J.R. Vockeroth
,
malaise and pan traps
, (10,
CNC
)
;
North Mt.
,
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
,
11.VII.1983
,
J.R. Vockeroth
,
pan trap
, (1,
CNC
).
Victoria Co.
:
North Paquets Lake
,
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
,
25.VI.1983
,
Y. Bousquet
,
pan trap
, (1,
CNC
)
.
Leiodes assimilis
was recorded from
New Brunswick
, Newfoundland, Labrador, and
Nova Scotia
by
Baranowski (1993)
(
Fig. 4
). It is found in open country and forests, especially relatively open deciduous forests, and is a good flyer (
Baranowski 1993
). In
Nova Scotia
, it is found in both coniferous and mixed coastal forests. Of particular note is an isolated population on Sable Island that occurs in sand-dune environments (
Howden 1970
).