Haliplus connexus Matheson

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 : 108

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Haliplidae

Haliplus connexus Matheson

Note.

Whereas found in relatively low numbers (5 specimens) Haliplus connexus is reported for in each of the three Prince Edward Island counties (Table 2).

Habitat.

In Atlantic Canada, there are records from small streams, eutrophic ponds, river margins, slow streams and temporary habitats ( Majka et al. 2009). In Prince Edward Island, all specimens of Haliplus connexus were collected along the edge of weedy lentic habitats (Tables 1-2).

Distribution in the Maritime Ecozone.

The species is known also from the neighboring Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Matheson 1912; Wallis 1933; Roughley 1991b).