Dendrophagus cygnaei Mannerheim 1846

Dendrophagus cygnaei Mannerheim, 1846

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John, VI.190?, W. McIntosh, (1, NBM). NOVA SCOTIA: Antigonish Co.: Cape George, 5. VII. 1993, M. LeBlanc, (1, NSNR); Cape Breton Co.: Sydney, 27. IX. 1991, C. Billet, (1, CBU); Colchester Co.: Nuttby Mt., 18. V. 1995, C. Corkum, old deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Cumberland Co.: East Leicester, 3. VI. 1995, C. Corkum, old deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Harrington River, 17. V. 1995, 16, VI.1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (3, NSMC); Moose River, 17. V. 1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Guysborough Co.: George Lake, 14. v- 2. VI. 1997, D. J. Bishop, red spruce forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Malay Lake, 14. V- 2. VI. 1997, 2- 15. VI. 1997, D. J. Bishop, red spruce forest, flight-intercept trap, (2, NSMC); Melopseketch Lake, 2. VI. 1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Halifax Co.: Big Indian Lake, 11. VI. 2003, P. Dollin, red spruce forest, on bracket fungus, (1, NSMC); Inverness Co.: Lake Ainslie, 4. VI. 1994, V. Jessome, (1, CBU); Pictou Co.: Lorne, 1. VI. 1995, C. Corkum, old coniferous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Queens Co.: Butler Rd. 21. V. 2004, P. Colp, (1, NSNR); Sixth Lake, 19. V. 2003, P. Dollin, old growth hemlock forest, (1, NSMC).

Dendrophagus cygnaei is newly recorded in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (Fig. 2). It was recorded from Newfoundland by Bousquet (1991). Species of Brontini are found primarily under bark where both adults and larvae probably feed on ascomycete and other fungi (Th omas 1993, 2002a). In Nova Scotia recorded from a wide variety of coniferous and deciduous forests.