Microrhagus pectinatus LeConte, 1866

Otto, Robert L. & Karns, Ken D., 2017, New state records for Nearctic false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae), Insecta Mundi 2017 (582), pp. 1-21 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5169274
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scientific name	Microrhagus pectinatus LeConte, 1866
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In Canada, this uncommon collected eucnemid species has been recorded in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Québec and taken for the first time in Manitoba. One specimen was taken from a UV light trap. MANITOBA: Bissett , near Rice Lake , 27 June 1997, D.A. Pollock ( CMNH). In the United States, M. pectinatus was distributed in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin ( Muona 2000). New state records include Alabama, Arkansas and Ohio. Specimens were taken from a Lindgren funnel trap, blacklight trap and a cross-vane panel trap. ALABAMA: Blount County: Highland Lake , 17 April 2012, T. King ( FSCA) ; ARKANSAS: Nassau County: Roslyn, L.I., 4 July 1930, J.N. Belkin ( FSCA) ; OHIO: Athens County: 1.4 km S Athens, 27 May–10 June 2016, A. Eitam ( CMNH), Highland County: 4.0 km N Hillsboro, 23 May–7 June 2012, R. Davis ( CMNH), Lucas County : 4.8 km SSW Sylvania, 25 May–7 June 2016, C. Poe ( CMNH), 3.9 km SW Sylvania, 25 May–7 June 2016, C. Poe ( CMNH), Portage County : 1.8 km NW Sugar Bush, 30 May–6 June 2014, R. Freeborn ( CMNH) .