Limnichites punctatus (LeConte, 1854)

Webster, Reginald P., Webster, Vincent L., Alderson, Chantelle A., Hughes, Cory C. & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada, ZooKeys 573, pp. 265-338 : 279

Limnichites punctatus (LeConte, 1854)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., " Bell Forest Nature Preserve", 46.2150°N, 67.7190°W, 20.VI.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R.P. Webster // River margin, seepage area, on bare clay (1, RWC); same locality data, 24.VI.2005, J. Edsall & R. Webster // River margin, on firm moist clay near seepage area (7, RWC). York Co., trail to "Browns Mtn. Fen", 45.8964°N, 67.6273°W, 8.IX.2007, R.P. Webster // Mixed forest (near brook), sweeping roadside foliage (2, RWC) .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet et al. 2013).

Comments.

Most adults of Limnichites punctatus were found along a river margin on moist bare clay near a seepage area. Specimens were collected after splashing the clay bank. The splashing caused them to move, making them easier to see on the dark substrate.