Margarinotus egregius (Casey, 1916)

Webster, Reginald P., Makepeace, Scott, DeMerchant, Ian & Sweeney, Jon D., 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Histeridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 11-26 : 19

Margarinotus egregius (Casey, 1916) Map 15

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Lower Woodstock, 46.1192°N, 67.5795°W, 7.V.2008, R. P. Webster, pasture, entrance to fox den (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This species is commonly found in woodchuck burrows early in the spring and also in various decaying organic material such as carrion, dung, and decaying mushrooms ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006). The specimen from New Brunswick was collected from the entrance of a fox den in May.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006).