Amara neoscotica Casey, 1924

Majka, Christopher G., Bousquet, Yves & Westby, Susan, 2007, The ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: review of collecting, new records, and observations on composition, zoogeography, and historical origins, Zootaxa 1590, pp. 1-36 : 9

Amara neoscotica Casey, 1924

NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: 3 km north of Fundy National Park, 8.vi.1994, black spruce plantation, J. Julian, pitfall trap, (6, NSMC); Saint John Co.: Saint John, 13.vii.1904, A.G. Leavitt, (1, NBM); Westmoreland Co.: Moncton, 28.x.1978, E. Ouellette, (1,UMNB). NOVA SCOTIA: Colchester Co.: Kemptown, 18.v.1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Cumberland Co.: Harrington River, 17.v.1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC); Guysborough Co.: Borneo, 1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC).

Newly recorded in New Brunswick. Amara neoscotica was originally described from Halifax, Nova Scotia by Casey (1924). It was subsequently synonymized by Lindroth (1954) with A. cupreolata Putzeys before being restored as a distinct species by Hieke (2003). Recorded in northeastern North America from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, and Vermont ( Hieke 2003).