Lechriops oculata (Say, 1824)

Webster, Reginald P., Anderson, Robert S., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Anthribidae, Brentidae, Dryophthoridae, Brachyceridae, and Curculionidae, with additions to the fauna of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, ZooKeys 179, pp. 349-406 : 359

Lechriops oculata (Say, 1824) Map 31

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., 10 km NW of New River Beach, 45.2110°N, 66.6170°W, 30. IV– 17.V.2010, R. Webster & V. Webster, old growth eastern white cedar forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 16-30.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This species is associated with hardwood trees, such as oak ( Quercus sp.), ash ( Fraxinus sp.), and American beech ( Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) ( Fagaceae ) ( Sleeper 1963). In New Brunswick, this species was captured during May and June in Lindgren funnel traps in an old-growth eastern white cedar forest and an old-growth red pine forest. Hardwood species were present at both sites.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS ( McNamara 1991c; Majka et al. 2007c).