Eros humeralis (Fabricius, 1801)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Lycidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 115-126 : 117

Eros humeralis (Fabricius, 1801) Map 3

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., 45.8175°N, 64.7770°W, 6.VII.2011, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, under bark of rotten sugar maple log (1, RWC). Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 7-14.VII.2009, R. P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 29. VI– 7.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 29.VII-4.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This species was captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in a mature hardwood forest (beech and sugar maple), an old red oak forest, and an old red pine forest. One adult was found under bark of a rotten sugar maple log in a mature hardwood forest (mostly sugar maple). Adults were captured during July and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Green 1951; McNamara 1991; Dollin et al. 2008; Bishop et al. 2009).