Dromaeolus harringtoni Horn, 1886

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Eucnemidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 77-91 : 86-87

Dromaeolus harringtoni Horn, 1886 Map 10

Material examined.

Additional New Brunswick Records. Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 15-21.VII.2009, 21-28.VII.2009, 28. VII– 6.VIII.2009, 6-14.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (11, AFC, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 20. VII– 4.VIII.2011, 4-18.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps (10, AFC, NBM, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 21-29.VII.2009, 4-11.VIII.2009, 11-18.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, red spruce forest with red maple and balsam fir, Lindgren funnel traps (3, AFC, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 13-27.VII.2010, 27. VII– 10.VIII.2010, R. Webster, C. MacKay, & C. Hughes, old red pine fo rest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC); 14 km WSW of Tracy, S of Rt. 645, 45.6741°N, 66.8661°W, 13-27.VII.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old mixed forest with red and white spruce, red and white pine, balsam fir, eastern white cedar, red maple, and Populus sp., Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

Dromaeolus harringtoni was collected on beech ( Dury 1888), otherwise little is known about the biology of this rare species ( Muona 2000). In New Brunswick, this species (28 individuals) was captured in an old red oak forest, a red spruce forest with red maple and balsam fir, an old red pine forest, and an old mixed forest with red and white spruce, red and white pine ( Pinus strobus L.), balsam fir, eastern white cedar, red maple, and Populus sp. All adults were captured in Lindgren funnel traps during July and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet 1991). The first record of this species from New Brunswick was based on a specimen collected in the Kouchibouguac National Park (Kent Co.) by S.J. Miller (in CNC).