Amara rubrica Haldeman, 1843

NOVA SCOTIA: Kings Co.: Canard, 11.viii.1978, Agriculture Canada, (2, NSMC).

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia. Found in meadows, vacant lots, cultivated fields, and sand and gravel pits where it feeds on seeds of goldenrods ( Solidago spp.) and other Compositae (Larochelle & Larivière 2003).