Diapterna pinguis (Haldeman, 1848)**

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Geotrupidae and Scarabaeidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 27-40 : 30

Diapterna pinguis (Haldeman, 1848)** Map 8

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 29.VI-7.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Diapterna pinguis is apparently a detritivore, having been collected in pitfall traps in areas without mammal dung ( Gordon and Skelley 2007). It is common "in shelter belts in floodplain forests, apparently feeding in the humus layer" ( Helgesen and Post 1967). The individual from New Brunswick was captured during July in a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in an old red oak forest.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

NT, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NF ( McNamara 1991).

Figures

Map 8. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Diapterna pingius.