Hygrotus laccophilinus (LeConte)

Alarie, Yves, 2016, Further contributions to the Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae) fauna of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records, distributions and faunal composition, ZooKeys 600, pp. 103-129 : 113

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae

Hygrotus laccophilinus (LeConte)

Note.

Hygrotus laccophilinus is reported from 22 specimens collected throughout the province (Table 2).

Habitat.

This species has been collected from a variety of small ponds. It appears to be most common among emergent grasses and sedges along the margin of permanent, or at least long lasting ponds. Specimens have been found most frequently in ponds in open country cleared of forest but they have also been collected in woodland ponds, especially beaver ponds ( Larson et al. 2000). In Prince Edward Island, specimens were most frequently found in ponds and roadside ditches (Table 1).

Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.

The species is known also from the neighboring Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Larson et al. 2000).