Danosoma obtectum (Say, 1839)**

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 94

Danosoma obtectum (Say, 1839)** Map 1

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., 14 km WSW of Tracy, S of Rt. 645, 45.6741°N, 66.8661°W, 13-27.VII.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old mixed forest with red and white spruce, red and white pine, balsam fir, eastern white cedar, red maple, and Populus sp., Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The single specimen from New Brunswick was captured during July in a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old mixed forest.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

YK, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, PQ, NB ( Bousquet 1991). Majka and Johnson (2008) removed Danosoma obtectum from the faunal list of Nova Scotia due to a lack of a supporting voucher specimen.