Gelae parile (Fall, 1934)

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

Gelae parile (Fall, 1934)

NEWFOUNDLAND: Spruce Brook, 9.VII.1949, E. Palmen, (2, MZHF). NOVA SCOTIA: Inverness Co.: Lone Shieling, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , vii.1983, R. Vockeroth, malaise trap, (2, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mtn., Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 11-18.VII.1983, R. Vockeroth, pan trap, (2, CNC) ; Queens Co.: Medway River , 13.VII.1993, J and T. Cook, car net, (2, JCC) .

Gelae parile is newly recorded in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and in Atlantic Canada as a whole ( Fig. 7 ). It was collected in hemlock, pine, aspen, fir, maple, and other forests from a variety of litter sources such as rotting stumps, and leaf litter. There are host records from the slime molds Cribraria sp. and Dictydium cancellatum (Batch) McBride ( Miller and Wheeler 2004) .

Figures

Fig. 7. Distribution of Agathidium mollinum, Agathidium pulchrum, Agathidium repentinum, Agathidium rubellum, and Gelae parile in Atlantic Canada.