Acmaeops discoideus (Haldeman, 1847) Map 2

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., 8.1 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6880°N, 66.7841°W, 30.VI.2010, R. P. Webster, roadside, on Sambucus canadensis flowers (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

One individual was collected in late June from flowers of elderberry ( Sambucus canadensis L.) on a roadside near an area with red pine ( Pinus resinosa Ait.) and white pine ( Pinus strobus L.). The larvae of this species develop in Pinus spp. (Yanega 1996).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.NB, NS (Webster et al. 2009). Webster et al. (2009) newly recorded this species from Canada on the basis of a specimen collected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.