Published April 4, 2012 | Version v1
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New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Eucinetidae and Scirtidae

  • 1. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, Charters Settlement, NB , Canada
  • 2. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, Canada
  • 3. Natrural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, Canada

Description

We report two species of Eucinetidae, Nycteus oviformis (LeConte) and Nycteus punctulatus (LeConte), new to New Brunswick, Canada and confirm the presence of Nycteus testaceus (LeConte). Nycteus oviformis is newly recorded from the Maritime provinces. Additional locality data are provided for Eucinetus haemorrhoidalis (Germar) and Eucinetus morio LeConte. Five species of Scirtidae, Cyphon ruficollis (Say), Prionocyphon discoideus (Say), Sacodes pulchella (Guérin-Méneville), Elodes maculicollis Horn, and Sarabandus robustus (LeConte) are added to the New Brunswick faunal list. Sarabandus robustus is newly recorded from Canada; Cyphon ruficollis, P. discoideus and S. pulchella are new for the Maritime provinces. Collection and habitat data, and distribution maps are presented for these species.

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