Geotrupes splendidus splendidus (Fabricius, 1775)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 27-40 : 28

Geotrupes splendidus splendidus (Fabricius, 1775) Map 2

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A. (Protected Natural Area), 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 11-18.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8428°N, 66.7279°W, 16.IX.2004, 23.IX.2009, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, baited with pile of decaying mushrooms (2, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 9.IX.2007, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in decaying (mouldy) corncobs and cornhusks (1, RWC); Canterbury, near Browns Mountain Fen, 45.8964°N, 67.6273°W, 8.IX.2007, R. P. Webster, in flight along woodland trail (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adultshave been reported from fungi, dung, and various decaying organic material ( Howden 1955; Downie and Arnett 1996). Adults from New Brunswick were collected from decaying mushrooms and decaying moldy corncobs and cornhusks. One individual was captured in a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old red oak ( Quercus rubra L.) forest, and another was collected as it flew along a woodland trail. Adults were collected during June and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( McNamara 1991).

Figures

Map 2. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Geotrupes splendidus splendidus.