Athous scapularis (Say, 1839)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 95

Athous scapularis (Say, 1839) Map 3

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2208°N, 67.7211°W, 28.VI.2005, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, u.v. light (1, RWC); same locality but 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 5-12.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 18-31.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults of this species were found in a mature hardwood forest with American beech ( Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.), sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.), and white ash ( Fraxinus americana L.) and in an old red oak forest. Adults were captured at an ultraviolet light and in Lindgren funnel traps. This species was captured during June, July, and August. Becker (1974) reported larvae of this species from forest litter and decaying logs.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bousquet 1991; Majka and Johnson 2008).