Hypoganus sulcicollis (Say, 1834)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 96-98

Hypoganus sulcicollis (Say, 1834) Map 6

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2199°N, 67.7231°W, 9.IX.2006, 6.V.2007, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, under bark of fallen beech logs (2, RWC); same locality but 20-26.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Grand Lake near Scotchtown, 45.8762°N, 66.1816°W, 25.IV.2004, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, oak and maple forest, under bark of oak (1, RWC); Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 21-27.V.2009, 10-15.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC); Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 3-21.VI.2011, 21. VI– 5.VII.2011, 5-19.VII.2011, 5-17.VIII,2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old silver maple forest with green ash and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (4, NBM, RWC). Sunbury Co., Burton near Sunpoke Lake, 45.7663°N, 66.5550°W, 20.VII.2006, R. P. Webster, oak forest, under loose bark of red oak (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Hypoganus sulcicollis (Say) was collected in a mature hardwood forest with American beech, sugar maple, and white ash, in a red oak and red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) forest, an old silver maple ( Acer saccharinum L.) forest, and in an old red oak forest. Adults were collected from under bark of fallen American beech, under bark of red oak, and from Lindgren funnel traps. Adults were captured during April, May, June, July, August, and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bousquet 1991; Majka and Johnson 2008).