Ampedus protervus (LeConte, 1853)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 102

Ampedus protervus (LeConte, 1853) Map 18

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 9.IX.2006, 6.V.2007, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, under bark of fallen beech log (3, RWC); same locality but 4-12.VI.2008, 12-19.VI.2008, 19-27.VI.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (3, AFC, RWC); same locality and habitat data, 14-20.V.2009, M.-A. Giguère & R. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 12-21.V.2009, 1-10.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 25.V-7.VI.2011, 7-22.VI.2011, 29. VI– 7.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps (3, AFC, NBM). York Co.,Charters Settlement, 45.8331°N, 66.7410°W, 27.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, on foliage of Alnus incana (1, RWC); 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 14-20.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in mature hardwood forests with American beech, sugar maple, and white ash, an old red oak forest, and an old red pine forest. Adults were also collected from under bark of a fallen beech log in mature hardwood forest and from alder ( Alnus incana (L.) Moench) foliage in a mixed forest. Adults were collected during May, June, July, and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

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