Margarinotus harrisii (Kirby, 1837)** Map 16

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., 3.0 km NW of Pomeroy Ridge, 45.3095°N, 67.4343°W, 16.VI.2008, R. P. Webster, old growth eastern white cedar swamp, in moss and leaf litter near small vernal pool (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 2-9.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, mature (110 year-old) red spruce forest with scattered red maple and balsam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

One of the New Brunswick specimens was collected in moss and leaf litter near a vernal pond, the other from a Lindgren funnel trap. In Indiana (USA), the species was usually found in cow dung and was frequent under “chunks” on the beach of Lake Michigan (Blatchley 1910). Adults were collected during June in New Brunswick.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (Bousquet and Laplante 2006).