Bembidion rapidum (LeConte, 1848)

NOVA SCOTIA: Halifax Co.: Sable Island, 26.vii.1976, B. Wright, (1, NSMC).

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia. This specimen, a teneral one, was reported by Wright (1989) as Bembidion sp. nr. castor Lindroth. Its presence on Sable Island, a 45 kilometre long sand bar located near the edge of the continental shelf, and 160 km from the nearest point of land, is noteworthy, given that it has not been otherwise recorded in Nova Scotia. Further research at this site is required to determine its status. Found in a large variety of environments on open, wet, clayish or sandy soil. A synanthropic species (Larochelle & Larivière 2003).