Rhantus consimilis Motschulsky

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 : 115

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae

Rhantus consimilis Motschulsky

Note.

Rhantus consimillis is reported from five specimens collected at the same locality of Prince County (Table 2).

Habitat.

This species occurs in warm, weedy ponds, generally in open grassland areas. It has been collected from both permanent and temporary habitats ( Larson et al. 2000). The specimens collected in Prince Edward Island were from a permanent pond located at the edge of a spruce and willow forest (Table 1).

Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.

Prior to this study, Rhantus consimilis had only been reported in New Brunswick ( Webster 2008). The presence of this species in Prince Edward Island is its easternmost report in Canada.