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 Margarinotus faedatus (LeConte, 1845) Prince Edward Island : 1974-1983 ,(6, UPEI ) ; Queens Co. : Harrington , 9.VIII.2004 , C. Noronha , barley field, (1, ACPE ) ; Mount Herbert , 1920-1924 , J. R . Mutch , (1, UPEI ) . Margarinotus faedatus is newly recorded on Prince Edward Island . The species is widely distributed in the Maritime Provinces ( Fig. 1 ). It has been recorded in Canada from Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia , and occurs south to Texas and Georgia in the United States . It is found in decaying organic matter such as carrion, dung, and rotten mushrooms ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006 ).