Castor (Myloechus) hubbardi, Horn, 1880

Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 357-402 : 368-369

Colon (Myloechus) hubbardi Horn, 1880

NEWFOUNDLAND: St. John’s , 12.VII.1949, W.J. Brown, (1, CNC). NOVA SCOTIA: Cumberland Co.: Wentworth Park, 12.VII.1993, J. and T. Cook, car net, (1, JCC) ; Guysborough Co.: Trafalgar , 19.VII.1992, S. and J. Peck, forest, car net, (1, CUC) ; Inverness Co.: Lone Shieling, Cape Breton Highlands National Park , 4.VII.1983, J.R. Vockeroth, malaise trap, (1, CNC) ; Queens Co.: Medway River , 13.VII.1993, J. and T. Cook, car net, (1, JCC) ; Shelburne Co.: Clyde River , 16.VII.1992, S. and J. Peck, car net, (1, SBP) .

Colon hubbardi is newly recorded in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada ( Fig. 2 ). It was collected in a variety of open and forested habitats between March and October ( Peck and Stephan 1996).

Figures

Fig. 2. Distribution of Colon magnicolle, Colon oblongum, Colon boreale, and Colon hubbardi in Atlantic Canada. Locations in Labrador are not shown.