Oligomerus obtusus LeConte, 1865

Webster, Reginald P., Webster, Vincent L., Alderson, Chantelle A., Hughes, Cory C. & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada, ZooKeys 573, pp. 265-338 : 294-295

Oligomerus obtusus LeConte, 1865

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls , "Bell Forest", 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 12.VII.2006, 25.VII.2007, R.P. Webster // Rich Appalachian hardwood forest, m.v. light (3, NBM; 1, RWC); same locality data, forest type, and collector, 12-19.VI.2008 // Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 3-17.VII.2012, 17-31.VII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Lindgren funnel traps in canopy of Acer saccharum (4), Fagus grandifolia (8), Fraxinus americana (2), Juglans cinerea (2), and Tilia americana (2) (7, AFC; 2, CNC; 2, NBM; 7, RWC). Queens Co., C.F.B. Gagetown, 45.7516°N, 66.1866°W, 3-15.VII.2013, 15-31.VII.2013, 31.VII-12.VIII.2013, 12-28.VIII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old mixed forest with Quercus rubra , Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Quercus rubra (2, AFC; 3, NBM; 2, RWC). York Co. , Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9571°N, 66.6650°W, 10-26.VII.2012, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old-growth eastern hemlock forest, Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Tsuga canadensis (1, AFC); Fredericton, Odell Park, 45.9539°N, 66.6666°W, 24.VII-7.VIII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Hardwood stand, Lindgren funnel traps in canopy (1, AFC; 1, NBM); Douglas, Currie Mountain , 45.9844°N, 66.7592°W, 24.VII-7.VIII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest with Quercus rubra , Lindgren funnel trap in canopy of Quercus rubra (1, AFC); Fredericton, U.N.B. Woodlot, 45.9206°N, 66.6520°W, 10-25.VII.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mature mixed forest, Lindgren funnel trap 5 m high (1, AFC) .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB ( Bousquet et al. 2013).

Comment.

Most specimens (20 out of 26) of Oligomerus obtusus from NB were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in the canopy of various tree species in hardwood and mixed forests.