Nycteus punctulatus (LeConte, 1875)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Eucinetidae and Scirtidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 41-53 : 46-47

Nycteus punctulatus (LeConte, 1875) Map 4

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 18-25.VI.2009, 25.VI-1.VII.2009, 1-10.VII.2009, 28. VII– 6.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (5,RWC); same locality data and forest type, 7-13.VII.2011, 18-31.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps (2, NBM, RWC). Restigouche Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9030°N, 68.3503°W, 14-28.VII.2011, 28.VII-9.VIII.2011, 9-23.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth northern hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (7, AFC, NBM, RWC); same locality and collectors but 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 27.VI-14.VII.2011, 9-23.VIII.2011, old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel traps (7, AFC, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The New Brunswick adults were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old red oak stand, an old-growth northern hardwood forest with sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) and yellow birch ( Betula alleghaniensis Britt.), and in an old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest. Adults were collected during June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

YK, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( Campbell 1991a; Majka 2010).