Pseudotolida arida (LeConte, 1862)

Webster, Reginald P., Webster, Vincent L., Alderson, Chantelle A., Hughes, Cory C. & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada, ZooKeys 573, pp. 265-338 : 319-320

Pseudotolida arida (LeConte, 1862)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls , "Bell Forest", 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 17-31.VII.2012, 31.VII-13.VIII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps in canopy of Fagus grandifolia and Acer saccaharum (2, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 21-28.VII.2009, R.P. Webster & M.-A. Giguère // Old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Sunbury Co. , Sunpoke Lake , 45.7656°N, 66.5550°W, 9-20.VII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Red oak forest near seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Quercus rubra (1, RWC). Gilbert Island , 45.8770°N, 66.2954°W, 5-17.VII.2013, C. Alderson, C. Hughes, & V. Webster // hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Populus tremuloides (1, RWC). York Co. , Douglas , Currie Mountain , 45.9832°N, 66.7564°W, 9-24.VII.2013, 24.VII-7.VIII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Pinus strobus stand, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Pinus strobus (2, AFC, 1, RWC); same locality and collectors but 45.9844°N, 66.7592°W, 9-24.VII.2013, 24.VII-7.VIII.2013 // Mixed forest with Quercus rubra , Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Quercus rubra (1) and 1 m high under Quercus rubra (1) (2, RWC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9539°N, 66.6666°W, 7-19.VIII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood stand, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy (1, RWC) .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

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

Comments.

All specimens of Pseudotolida arida were captured in Lindgren funnel traps, most (9 out of 11) in traps deployed in the canopy of trees.