Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius, 1798)***

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 243-256 : 245

Falsomordellistena pubescens (Fabricius, 1798)*** Map 5

Material examined.

Canada, New Brunswick,York Co., Rt. 645 at Beaver Brook, 45.6830°N, 66.8679°W, 8.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, red maple and alder swamp, on flowers of Ilex verticiliata (winter berry) (18, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

A large series of this species was collected from flowers of winter berry ( Ilex verticiliata (L.) Gray) in a red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) and alder ( Alnus sp.) swamp. Adults were captured during early July. In Wisconsin, this species was captured in malaise traps on the margin of a southern mixed deciduous hardwood forest ( Lisberg and Young 2003). Downie and Arnett (1996) reported this species as common on various wild flowers in Indiana.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

NB (new Canadian record).