Ilybius larsoni (Fery & Nilsson)

Alarie, Yves, 2016, Further contributions to the Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae) fauna of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records, distributions and faunal composition, ZooKeys 600, pp. 103-129 : 114

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae

Ilybius larsoni (Fery & Nilsson)

Note.

This species is reported from five localities of Queens and Kings Counties (Table 2).

Habitat.

Specimens of Ilybius larsoni have generally been collected from small, cold woodland pools, usually with moss and accumulation of plant debris such as grass or sedge stalks or fallen leaves. Specimens have also been collected from small, peat-rich springs ( Larson et al. 2000). In Prince Edward Island, this species was found in Sphagnum bogs and eutrophic creek (Table 1).

Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.

This species is known also from the neighboring Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Larson et al. 2000).