Isorhipis ruficornis (Say, 1823)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Eucnemidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, observations on composition and zoogeography, and comments on the rarity of saproxylic beetles, Zootaxa 1636, pp. 33-46 : 35

Isorhipis ruficornis (Say, 1823)

NOVA SCOTIA: Colchester Co.: New Britain , 15, vii.2004, D. MacDonald, flight-intercept trap, NSNR; Cumberland Co.: Moose River , 30.vi.1995, C. Corkum, young deciduous forest, flight-intercept trap, (4), NSMC; Parrsboro , 3.vii.2001, J. Uttaro, NSNR; Spencer's Island , 13.vii.1995, C. Corkum, old coniferous forest, flight-intercept trap, NSMC; Wentworth , 21.v.1965, B. Wright, (2), NSMC; Lunenburg Co.: Bridgewater , 30.vi.1965, B. Wright, (5), NSMC .

In Nova Scotia ( Fig. 1 ) found almost exclusively in deciduous forests. Reared from Acer , Betula , Cornus , Fagus , and Platanus spp. ( Muona 2000). This species is widely distributed in North America but quite rare across the continent ( Muona 2000).

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FIGURE 1. The distribution of Isorhipis ruficornis (Say) and Isorhipis obliqua (Say) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.