Catops gratiosus (Blanchard, 1915)

Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 357-402 : 390

Catops gratiosus (Blanchard, 1915)

NOVA SCOTIA: Antigonish Co.: Antigonish , 28.IV.1997, R. Lauff, (1, NSNR) ; Colchester Co.: Debert , 6.VI.1994, J. Ogden, (1, NSNR) ; Hants Co.: Mount Uniake , 8.V.1979, B. Wright, (1, NSMC) ; Inverness Co.: 1 km west of Lone Shieling, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 19.IX.1984, J.M. Campbell and A. Davies, sifting Fagus litter, (1, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mountain, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 4.VII.1983, J.R. Vockeroth, pan trap, (1, CNC) ; Cheticamp River Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 22.IX.1984, J.M. Campbell and A. Davies, ex mushrooms, (2, CNC) .

Catops gratiosus was reported from mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island by Peck and Cook (2002) ( Fig 10 ). It is an infrequently collected species. Most of the collections in the southeastern United States are from caves. Specimens collected from northern or upper elevation areas are from deciduous forests and, in smaller numbers, from coniferous forests and old fields where they are found on carrion, decaying fungi, and on mammal dung ( Peck and Cook 2002).

Figures

Fig. 10. Distribution of Catops a. alsiosus, Catops americanus, Catops gratiosus, Catops paramericanus, and Prionochaeta opaca in Atlantic Canada. Locations in Labrador are not shown.