New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Histeridae

Abstract

Eighteen species of Histeridae are newly reported from New Brunswick, Canada. This brings the total number of species known from New Brunswick to 42. Seven of these species, Acritus exguus (Erichson), Euspilotus rossi (Wenzel), Hypocaccus fitchi (Marseul), Dendrophilus kiteleyi Bousquet and Laplante, Platysoma cylindricum (Paykull), Atholus sedecimstriatus (Say), and Margarinotus harrisii (Kirby) are recorded from the Maritime provinces for the first time. Collection and bionomic data are presented for these species.

Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada

“…Webster et al (2012c) added 18 species of Histeridae to the faunal list of NB in their review of this family for the province. Here, we add another two species.…”

“…In a series of papers published in a Special Issue of ZooKeys (179) on the biodiversity and ecology of the Coleoptera of New Brunswick, Canada, edited by Robert Anderson and Jan Klimaszewski, 320 species of Coleoptera were newly reported from the province in the following 59 families: Gyrinidae, Carabidae, Dytiscidae (Webster and DeMerchant 2012a); Histeridae (Webster et al 2012c); Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae (Webster et al 2012e); Eucinetidae, Scirtidae (Webster et al 2012f); Buprestidae (Webster and DeMerchant 2012b); Dryopidae, Elmidae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae (Webster and DeMerchant 2012c); Eucnemidae (Webster et al 2012g); Elateridae (Webster et al 2012h); Lycidae (Webster et al 2012i); Dermestidae, Endecatomidae, Bostrichidae, Ptinidae (Webster et al 2012s); Trogossitidae, Cleridae, Melyridae (Webster et al 2012j); Silvanidae, Laemophloeidae (Webster et al 2012k); Sphindidae, Erotylidae, Monotomidae, Cryptophagidae (Webster et al 2012l); Kateretidae, Nitidulidae, Cerylonidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae, Latridiidae (Webster et al 2012m); Mycetophagidae, Tetratomidae, Melandryidae (Webster et al 2012n); Mordellidae, …”

History of Coleoptera collecting in New Brunswick, Canada: advancing our knowledge of the Coleoptera fauna in the early 21st century

“…Fifty-nine families were treated (listed in taxonomic order) in the following publications, adding 448 new records for New Brunswick, including nine new Canadian records: Gyrinidae [2 NPR] (Webster and DeMerchant 2012a), Carabidae [54 NPR] (Webster and Bousquet 2008, Webster and DeMerchant 2012a) Dytiscidae [19 NPR including 1 NCR] (Webster 2008, Webster and DeMerchant 2012a); Histeridae [18 NPR] (Webster et al 2012e); Geotrupidae [2 NPR], Scarabaeidae [12 NPR] (Webster et al 2012g); Eucinetidae [2 NPR], Scirtidae [5 NPR including 1 NCR] (Webster et al 2012h); Buprestidae [9 NPR] (Webster and DeMerchant 2012b); Dryopidae [1 NPR], Elmidae [1 NPR], Psephenidae [2 NPR], Ptilodactylidae [1 NPR] (Webster and DeMerchant 2012c); Eucnemidae [9 NPR] (Webster et al 2012i); Elateridae [22 NPR] (Webster et al 2012j); Lycidae [8 NPR] (Webster et al 2012k); Dermestidae [2 NPR], Endecatomidae [1 NPR], Bostrichidae [2 NPR], Ptinidae [5 NPR] (Webster et al 2012x); Trogossitidae [2 NPR], Cleridae [1 NPR], Melyridae [2 NPR] (Webster et al 2012l); Silvanidae [2 NPR], Laemophloeidae [3 NPR] (Webster et al 2012m); Sphindidae [2 NPR], Erotylidae [5 NPR], Monotomidae [3 NPR], Cryptophagidae [6 NPR] (Webster et al 2012n); Kateretidae [1 NPR], Nitidulidae [3 NPR], Cerylonidae [2 NPR], Endomychidae [2 NPR], Coccinellidae [3 NPR], Latridiidae [8 NPR] (Webster et al 2012o); …”