Mordellistena ornata (Melsheimer, 1846)**

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Mordellidae and Ripiphoridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 243-256 : 248

Mordellistena ornata (Melsheimer, 1846)** Map 10

Material examined.

New Brunswick,Carleton Co.,Jackson Falls,Bell Forest, 46.2152°N, 67.7190°W, 12.VII.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, & R. Webster, river margin, sweeping foliage (1, RWC). Queens Co., Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 15-29.VI.2009, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old silver maple forest with green ash and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

In Wisconsin, Mordellistena ornata was collected from sumac ( Rhus sp.), poplar ( Populus sp.), Ceanothus sp., and flowers of two Cornus species ( Lisberg and Young 2003). Adults were also captured in flight intercept and malaise traps in oak forests, and in southern and northern hardwood forests. In New Brunswick, this species was swept from foliage along a river margin and captured in a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old silver maple swamp. Adults were captured during June and July.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( McNamara 1991).