Agathidium atronitens Fall, 1934

Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 357-402 : 376

Agathidium atronitens Fall, 1934

NEW BRUNSWICK: Kent Co.: Kouchibouguac National Park , 20.IX.1977, J.M. Campbell and A. Smetana, (6, CNC) ; Kouchibouguac National Park, 21.IX.1977, J.M. Campbell, (1, CNC). NOVA SCOTIA: Inverness Co.: MacKenzies Mountain , 25.VI.1983, Y. Bousquet, pan trap, (1, CNC) .

Agathidium atronitens is newly recorded in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Atlantic Canada ( Fig. 6 ). It was recorded from both deciduous and coniferous forests. There is a single host record from Trametes versicolor (Fr.) Pil. (Polyporaceae) ( Miller and Wheeler 2005).

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Fig. 6. Distribution of Agathidium atronitens, Agathidium depressum, Agathidium difforme, Agathidium fawcettae, Agathidium oniscoides, and Agathidium rusticum in Atlantic Canada.