Epiphanis cornutus (Eschscholtz, 1829)

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 : 36

Epiphanis cornutus (Eschscholtz, 1829)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Kent Co.: Kouchibouquac National Park, 1977, CNC. NOVA SCOTIA: 42 specimens recorded from Cumberland, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Victoria, and Yarmouth counties. The earliest record is from 1952 (Hants Co.: Sweets Corner, 14.vii.1952, V.R. Vickery, NSAC).

The most widely distributed and abundant eucnemid in Nova Scotia ( Fig. 2 ). In Nova Scotia recorded in red spruce ( Picea rubens ), white pine ( Pinus strobus L.), and eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.) ( Pinaceae ) forests ranging from younger than 40 to older than 120 years of age; associated almost exclusively with conifers except for one specimen found on white ash ( Fraxinus americana L.) ( Oleaceae ). Muona (2000) reported it from under the bark of Picea and Abies spp. Widespread in North America; reported to be a Holarctic species ( Muona 2000).

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FIGURE 2. The distribution of Epiphanis cornutus (Eschscholtz) and Hylis terminalis (LeConte) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.