Harpalus (Harpalus) opacipennis (Haldeman, 1843)**

Webster, Reginald P. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Gyrinidae, Carabidae, and Dytiscidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 1-10 : 4

Harpalus (Harpalus) opacipennis (Haldeman, 1843)** Map 4

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Queensbury, 12.VIII.1998, (G. Gesner & J. Sweeney) pitfall trap (2, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

There were no habitat data associated with the specimens. The site where adults were collected was a cone and seed orchard with dry meadow vegetation among trees. The two specimens were captured in a pitfall trap during August. This species is usually associated with dry habitats with sand or gravel soils with sparse vegetation, including gravel and sand pits, vacant fields, meadows, and clearings ( Lindroth 1968; Bousquet 2010).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AK, YK, NT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet 1991).