Ilybius erichsoni (Gemminger & Harold)

Alarie, Yves, 2016, Further contributions to the Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae) fauna of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records, distributions and faunal composition, ZooKeys 600, pp. 103-129 : 113-114

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Dytiscidae

Ilybius erichsoni (Gemminger & Harold)

Note.

This species is reported from three localities of Prince County (Table 2).

Habitat.

This is a species of forested regions where it occurs amongst dense vegetation, usually Carex , at the margins of both temporary and permanent ponds ( Larson et al. 2000). Except for one specimen, which was collected in a shallow creek, all specimens of Ilybius erichsoni were collected in the type of habitats mentioned by Larson et al. (2000) (Table 1).

Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.

This species is known also from the neighboring Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Larson et al. 2000), and the Magdalen Islands ( Alarie 2009).