Epiphanis cornutus (Eschscholtz, 1829)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Kent Co.: Kouchibouquac National Park, 1977, CNC. NOVA SCOTIA: 42 specimens recorded from Cumberland, Guysborough, Halifax, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Victoria, and Yarmouth counties. The earliest record is from 1952 (Hants Co.: Sweets Corner, 14.vii.1952, V.R. Vickery, NSAC) .

The most widely distributed and abundant eucnemid in Nova Scotia (Fig. 2). In Nova Scotia recorded in red spruce ( Picea rubens), white pine ( Pinus strobus L.), and eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.) ( Pinaceae) forests ranging from younger than 40 to older than 120 years of age; associated almost exclusively with conifers except for one specimen found on white ash ( Fraxinus americana L.) ( Oleaceae). Muona (2000) reported it from under the bark of Picea and Abies spp. Widespread in North America; reported to be a Holarctic species (Muona 2000).