NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary’s Point, 12.V.2007, C.G. Majka, seashore, under dead deer, (4, CGMC).
Atheta novaescotiae is newly recorded in New Brunswick. This species was described by Klimaszewski et al. (2006) from specimens collected in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in Canada, and the French territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. This species is associated with beach drift and other decomposing environments at the upper end of the littoral zone in sandy and rocky coastline environments ( Klimaszewski et al. 2006).