Atholus perplexus (J. L. LeConte, 1863)

Webster, Reginald P., Makepeace, Scott, DeMerchant, Ian & Sweeney, Jon D., 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Histeridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 11-26 : 16-17

Atholus perplexus (J. L. LeConte, 1863) Map 11

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8456°N, 66.7267°W, 10.VI.2010, R. P. Webster, beaver dam among sticks and debris on top of dam (2, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Atholus perplexus has been collected from North American beaver ( Castor canadensis Kuhl) lodges, muskrat ( Ondatra zibethicus (L.)) nests, and in manure ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006). The specimens from New Brunswick were collected among sticks and debris on top of a beaver dam. Beaver dung was present in the material on the top of the dam. The two adults were collected during June.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006).