Elater abruptus Say, 1825

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Elateridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 93-113 : 102

Elater abruptus Say, 1825 Map 19

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 19-28.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 28. VII– 6.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC); same locality data and forest type, 20.VII-4.VIII.2011, 4-18.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (5, AFC, NBM, RWC); Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 19.VII-5.VIII.2011, 5-17.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old silver maple forest and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel traps in forest canopy (8, AFC, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a mature hardwood forest with American beech, sugar maple, and white ash, in an old silver maple forest, and in an old red oak forest. Most adults were captured in traps deployed in the forest canopy. Adults were captured during July and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bousquet 1991).