Ampedus oblessus (Say, 1833)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 101-102

Ampedus oblessus (Say, 1833) Map 17

Material examined.

Additional New Brunswick records, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 5-11.VI.2009, 18-25.VI.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (3, AFC, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 13-25.V.2011, 25. V– 7.VI.2011, 7-22.VI.2011, 29. VI– 7.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren traps in forest canopy (68, AFC, CNC, NBM, RWC); Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 1-3.VI.2011, 3-21.VI.2011, 21. VI– 5.VII.2011, 5-19.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old silver maple forest with green ash and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (13, AFC, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults were captured during May, June, and July in Lindgren funnel traps in an old red oak stand and an old silver maple swamp. Most (77 out of 81) individuals were captured in traps deployed in the forest canopy (mid crown).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet 1991). Ampedus oblessus (Say) was reported for New Brunswick in Bousquet (1991) but was not listed as a member of the fauna by Majka and Johnson (2008). The above record confirms the presence of this species for the province.