Leiodes puncticollis (Thompson, 1862)

Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 357-402 : 374

Leiodes puncticollis (Thompson, 1862)

NOVA SCOTIA: Yarmouth Co.: Wellington , 12-20.VIII.1991, J. Cook, coastal forest, flight intercept trap, (2, JCC) ; Wellington , 15-24.VII.1993, J. and T. Cook, mixed coastal forest, (2, JCC) .

This Holarctic species is newly recorded in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada ( Fig. 5 ). It is predominantly found in mixed forests, in moss and dead leaves. It is an excellent flyer and many have been collected in malaise and flight-intercept traps ( Baranowski 1993).

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Fig. 5. Distribution of Colenis impunctata, Liocyrtusa luggeri, Leiodes contaminabilis, Leiodes impersonata, Leiodes neglecta, Leiodes puncticollis, Leiodes rufipes, and Leiodes triepkei in Atlantic Canada.