Anisotoma basalis (LeConte, 1853)

Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 357-402 : 382-383

Anisotoma basalis (LeConte, 1853)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Charlotte Co.: St. George, 5.VII.1963, R.C. Clarke, window trap, (1, CFNL). NEWFOUNDLAND: 30 miles south of Glenwood , 22.VI.1988, (1, MUN) ; Baie Verte, 20.VI.1988 and 22.VI.1988, P. Dixon, malaise trap, (2, CFNL). NOVA SCOTIA: Halifax Co.: Abraham Lake , 16-29.VII.1997, D.J. Bishop, oldgrowth red spruce forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC) ; Pockwock Lake , 15-30. VI.1997, D.J. Bishop, red spruce forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC) ; Inverness Co.: Lone Shieling, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 11-13.VI.1983, H. Goulet, forest, malaise trap, (1, CNC) ; Lone Shieling, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 11.VII.1983, J.R. Vockeroth, forest, malaise trap, (1, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mountain, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 19.VI.1983, Y. Bousquet, pan trap, (1, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mountain, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 7.VII.1983, J.R. Vockeroth, malaise trap, (3, CNC) ; Lunenburg Co.: Card Lake , 16-29.VII.1997, D.J. Bishop, old-growth red spruce-hemlock forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC) ; Queens Co.: Medway River , 13.VII.1993, J. and T. Cook, car net, (1, JCC) ; Yarmouth Co.: Wellington , 15-24.VII.1993, J. and T. Cook, flight-intercept trap, (1, JCC) ; Wellington , 1-7.VI.1993, J. and T. Cook, mixed coastal forest, flight-intercept trap, (2, JCC) .

Anisotoma basalis is newly recorded in New Brunswick and Newfoundland ( Fig. 8 ). It is listed as occurring in Nova Scotia by Peck (1991). Adults have been found between April and September. Slime mold hosts include Stemonitis axifera , S. fusca , Stemonitis splendens Rostaf , and Fuligo sp. ( Wheeler 1979).

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Fig. 8. Distribution of Anisotoma basalis, Anisotoma errans, Anisotoma globososa, Anisotoma obsoleta, and Anisotoma inops in Atlantic Canada.