Margarinotus faedatus (LeConte, 1845)

Majka, Christopher, 2008, Contributions to the knowledge of Atlantic Canadian Histeridae (Coleoptera), ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 189-202 : 192

Margarinotus faedatus (LeConte, 1845)

Prince Edward Island: 1974-1983,(6, UPEI) ; Queens Co.: Harrington , 9.VIII.2004, C. Noronha, barley field, (1, ACPE) ; Mount Herbert , 1920-1924, J. R. Mutch, (1, UPEI) .

Margarinotus faedatus is newly recorded on Prince Edward Island. The species is widely distributed in the Maritime Provinces ( Fig. 1 ). It has been recorded in Canada from Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and occurs south to Texas and Georgia in the United States. It is found in decaying organic matter such as carrion, dung, and rotten mushrooms ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006).

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Fig. 1. The distribution of Margarinotus faedatus, Paromalus teres, Aeletes politus, Hister curtatus, and Atholus bimaculatus in Atlantic Canada.