Epuraea obtusicollis Reitter, 1873

Majka, Christopher, Webster, Reginald & Cline, Andrew, 2008, New records of Nitidulidae and Kateretidae (Coleoptera) from New Brunswick, Canada, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 337-356 : 345

Epuraea obtusicollis Reitter, 1873

York Co.: Charters Settlement , 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 28.VIII.2004, R.P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, baited with decaying mushrooms, (4, RWC) ; same locality, 19.IX.2005, R.P. Webster, baited with pile of decaying mushrooms, (1, RWC) .

Epuraea obtusicollis has been recorded in Canada from British Columbia east to Québec ( McNamara 1991), and in the United States from Maine south to North Carolina and west to Arizona and California ( Parsons 1943). The species has been found under the bark of beech ( Fagus sp., Fagaceae ), in fungi, under old leaves, and in humus ( Parsons 1943).