Meligethes simplipes Easton, 1947

Carleton Co.: Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2210°N, 67.7210°W, 12.VII.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, R.P. Webster, rich Appalachian hardwood forest, (1, RWC) ; same locality, 22.VII.2004, R.P. Webster, rich Appalachian hardwood forest, on flowers, (9, RPW) .

Meligethes simplipes has been recorded in Canada from Ontario east to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia (McNamara 1991; Majka and Cline 2006), and in the United States from New York south to West Virginia and west to Tennessee and Ohio (Easton 1955). The species is commonly found on flowers of Rubus canadensis L. ( Rosaceae) and Syringa (Oleaceae) (Easton 1955).