Penthe obliquata (Fabricius)

NOVA SCOTIA: 23 specimens from Cape Breton, Colchester, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Queens, and Victoria counties were examined. The earliest records are from 1935 and 1947 (Annapolis Co.: Round Hill, NS, 23.vi.1935, F.C. Gilliatt, ACNS; Victoria Co.: Baddeck, NS, 3.vii.1947, D.C. Ferguson, NSMC).

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia. Generally distributed in both mainland and on Cape Breton Island. In Nova Scotia collected under bark of coniferous trees ( Picea rubens Sarg., Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr., Pinus strobus L., and Abies balsamaea (L.) Mill) and on redbelted polypore ( Fomitopsis pinicola (Fr.) Kar.) on these trees.