Cymbiodyta blanchardi Horn, 1890

Webster, Reginald P. & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, New records of Helophoridae, Hydrochidae, and Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera) from New Brunswick, Canada, ZooKeys 573, pp. 19-30 : 25-26

Cymbiodyta blanchardi Horn, 1890

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., 45.8380°N, 64.8484°W, 3.VII.2011, R.P. Webster // Near Turtle Creek , old-growth hardwood forest, mossy [spring-fed] seepage with some Carex , sifting saturated moss (1, RWC). Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve , 46.1890°N, 67.6706°W, 8.VI.2005, R. P. Webster // Old-growth cedar stand, in saturated moss and debris in spring-fed seepage (7, RWC); [Jackson Falls] Bell Forest , 46.2210°N, 67.7210°W, 2.VI.2005, R. P. Webster // Mature hardwood forest, among small stones in spring-fed brook (2, RWC). York Co. , Charters Settlement , 45.8380°N, 66.7309°W, 14.V.2004, R. P. Webster // Mixed forest, small clear stream among gravel and stones (1, RWC) .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet et al. 2013).

Comments.

Most specimens of Cymbiodyta blanchardi Horn from New Brunswick were found in saturated moss and debris in spring-fed seepages. Others were found among small stones in a spring-fed brook and among gravel and stones in a small clear stream. Smetana (1988) reported the species from similar habitats, including moss and algae on dripping cliffs. Little else is known about the biology of this species.