Boros unicolor Say 1827

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Stenotrachelidae, Oedemeridae, Meloidae, Myceteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, Anthicidae, and Aderidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 279-307 : 289-290

Boros unicolor Say 1827 Map 12

Material examined.

Additional New Brunswick records. Northumberland Co., Near the mouth of the (Big) Sevogle River (north of Big Hole), 18.VI.1941, H. Estey, from jack pine, beating (1, AFC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 25. IV– 4.V.2009, 19-25.V.2009, 8-15.VI.2009, 14-20.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (4, AFC, RWC); same locality and habitat data but 26. IV– 10.V.2010, 10-26.V.2010, 18. V– 2.VI.2010, 2-18.VI.2010, 18. V– 2.VI.2010, 2-16.VI.2010, 30. VI– 13.VII.2010, 13-27.VII.2010, 10-30.VIII.2010, R. Webster, C. MacKay, C. Hughes, & K. Burgess, Lindgren funnel traps (10, AFC, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Twenty-five specimens of this species are reported from New Brunswick. Most were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old red pine forest. One individual was beaten from foliage of jack pine ( Pinus banksiana Lamb.). Adults were captured during late April, May, June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Campbell 1991e; Majka 2006). The records above are the first modern records of this species for the province.