Attalus morulus (LeConte, 1852)** Map 9
Material examined.
New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., Blueberry Rd., off Hwy 8, 47.3210°N, 65.4229°W, 24.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, jack pine forest, on foliage of jack pine (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); same locality data and forest type, 13-27.VII.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC).
Collection and habitat data.
Attalus morulus were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old-growth red pine forest. One individual was collected from foliage of jack pine ( Pinus banksiana Lamb.) in a jack pine forest. Adults were captured during July and August.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
BC, QC, NB (Bright 1991). Attalus morulus was previously reported from Connecticut and New York, in northeastern USA (Downie and Arnett 1996).