Agathidium mollinum 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 : 379

Agathidium mollinum Fall, 1934

NEW BRUNSWICK: Kent Co.: Kouchibouguac National Park , 13.IX.1977, J.M. Campbell, CNC. NEWFOUNDLAND: Little Grand Lake , 2 km east of Martin Pond , 15.VII-25.VIII.1992, old fir forest, pitfall trap, (1, MUN). NOVA SCOTIA: Guysborough Co.: Seloam Lake , 2-15.VI.1997, D.J. Bishop, red spruce forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, NSMC) ; Inverness Co.: MacKenzies Mtn. , 4.VI.1983, R. Vockeroth, pan trap, (1, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mtn. , 27-29.VIII.1983, M. Sharkey, (1, CNC) ; MacKenzies Mtn. , 18.IX.1983, J.M. Campbell and A. Davies, sifting mosses, (1, CNC) ; Victoria Co.: North Mtn. , VIII.1983, D.E. and J.E. Bright, (1, CNC) ; Yarmouth Co.: Wellington , 12-20.VIII.1991, J. Cook, coastal forest, flight-intercept trap, (1, JCC) .

Agathidium mollinum is newly recorded in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and in Atlantic Canada ( Fig. 7 ). It was recorded from birch, fir, maple, and conifer litter and from a fern rhizome. Host records include the slime molds Cribraria purpurea Schrad. , Diderma floriforme (Bull.) Pers. , and Stemonitis axifera (Bull.) T. Macabr. ( Miller and Wheeler 2005) .

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Fig. 7. Distribution of Agathidium mollinum, Agathidium pulchrum, Agathidium repentinum, Agathidium rubellum, and Gelae parile in Atlantic Canada.