182. Hoplandria (Hoplandria) lateralis (Melsheimer)

(Illustrations in Génier 1989, Klimaszewski et al. 2018), Table 1

References. Melsheimer 1844. Kraatz 1857. Fenyes 1920. Casey 1910. Génier 1989. Caterino and Chatzimanolis 2007. Webster et al. 2009. Brunke et al. 2012. Klimaszewski et al. 2018.

Distribution. Nearctic. Canada: NB, ON, QC. USA: AR, AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, ME (NSR), MI, MO, NC, NH (NSR), NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV. Mexico.

Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimens were captured in grasses, pine-oak barrens, and an abandoned beaver pond area; primarily taken by flight intercept traps. Collected in May (1 female) and from July to October. Elsewhere found in hardwood forests: on human feces, on carrion of various animals (fish, bat, mouse), in malt trap, pitfall trap baited with soybeans, pitfall traps in oak-hickory forest, leaf litter, and sifting wood chips. Some were collected by sweeping broom sedge, in an ultraviolet light trap, and by treading mud on river (Génier 1989, Webster et al. 2009, Brunke et al. 2012).

Material. USA, Maine, York Co.: West Lebanon, 29.VII–10.VIII.1991, D.W. Barry, FIT, 1 male . New Hampshire, Grafton Co.: Bedell Bridge St. Park @ Oliverian Brook, 20.VIII–8.IX.1992, 1 female ; 9–29.IX.1992, D.S. Chandler, FITrap, 1 female; 23.V.1992, D.S. Chandler, sweep grasses, 1 female. Merrimack Co.: Concord Airport 1 mi E Concord, CZ-4a, 9–22.VIII.2001, D.S. Chandler, pine-oak barrens, FIT, 2 males . Strafford Co.: Thompson Farm, 3.5 km SW Durham, 43.1127, -70.9486, 14m, 29.IX–13.X–2005, beaver pond area, FIT, 1 male ; 1– 15.IX.2005, beaver pond area, pitfall, 1 female; 29.IX–13.X.2005, ZOOL 745/845 class, beaver pond area, pitfall, 1 female.