Orthotomicus latidens (LeConte, 1874)** Map 59

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 2-9.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, red spruce forest with red maple and balsam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). York Co., Fredericton, 8.VI.1925, 9.VI.1925, L.J. Simpson (5, AFC); 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 19-25.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Nova Scotia, Halifax Co., Halifax, Point Pleasant Park, 16.VI.1999, G. Smith, Lindgren funnel trap, Ips lure, 99 –2-2057– 01 (1, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

Hosts in eastern Canada include Pinus spp. and Tsuga canadensis (Wood 1982). In New Brunswick, this species was captured during May and June in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in a red spruce forest and an old red pine forest.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

YK, BC, AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bright 1976; McNamara 1991d).