205. Ilyobates bennetti Donisthorpe †

(Illustrations in Brunke at al. 2012, Klimaszewski et al. 2018), Table 1

References. Donisthorpe 1914. Assing 1999. Majka and Klimaszewski 2008a,b. Webster et al. 2009. Brunke at al. 2012. Klimaszewski et al. 2016, 2018.

Distribution. Palearctic, adventive in Canada. Canada: NB, NF, NS, ON, QC. USA (NCR): NH (NSR).

Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimens were captured from May to July by flight intercept traps, and by splashing a river bank. Both sites were in river floodplains, one (Bedell Bridge) is an old-growth silver maple floodplain. In Canada found in litter at the base of a tree in a silver maple swamp, captured by Lindgren funnel traps in a silver maple swamp, in flood debris along river margins, in moss near waterfalls, in garden on bare soil in forested residential area, among decaying corncobs and cornhusks near a home in a forested residential area, in hedgerow in agricultural fields, pastures, and blueberry fields (Webster et al. 2009, Klimaszewski et al. 2018). In Europe reported from synanthropic habitats such as urban meadows, lawns, fallow areas, gardens, strip mines, and in pioneer vegetation; it is also found in swamps, bogs, flood plains, riverbanks, meadows, grasslands, in leaf litter, moss, grass, compost, rotting debris, and under reeds and ferns (Assing 1999).

Material. USA, New Hampshire, Grafton Co.: 0.5 mi S Rumney Center, Baker River, 28.V–8.VI.1998, FITrap, D.S. Chandler, 1 female. Bedell Bridge St. Park @ Oliverian Brook, 23.VI–3.VII.1992, D.S. Chandler, FITrap, 1 sex?; 17.VI.1992, splash river bank, D.S. Chandler, 1 sex?