Liodessus noviaffinis Miller, 1998

Webster, Reginald P. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Gyrinidae, Carabidae, and Dytiscidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 1-10 : 5-6

Liodessus noviaffinis Miller, 1998 Map 7

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Saint John Co., 45.1182°N, 67.3790°W, 28.V.2010, R. P. Webster, salt marsh, saline tidal pond (23, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Miller (1998) reported that this species occurs in coastal ponds and may be somewhat halophilic. The specimens from New Brunswick were collected during late May from saline tidal ponds and pools near the margin of a salt marsh. Adults were abundant, along with numerous salt marsh mosquito larvae.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

NB, NS ( Larson et al. 2000). The determination was based on dissected individuals. This species was previously known from Canada from coastal habitats on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia ( Larson et al. 2000).