Cartodere (Aridius) nodifer (Westwood, 1839)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records for New Brunswick, Canada: Kateretidae, Nitidulidae, Cerylonidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae, and Latridiidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 193-214 : 202

Cartodere (Aridius) nodifer (Westwood, 1839) Map 12

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 25.VI-1.VII.2009, 21-28.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 26.IX.2007, 30.IX.2007, 5.X.2007, 11.X.2007, 18.X.2007, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in decaying (mouldy) corncobs and cornhusks (9, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This adventive species is associated with stored products and has been found in various habitats promoting the growth of molds, such as under bark, in vegetable refuse, haystacks, and leaf compost ( Hatch 1962; Bousquet 1990). Specimens from New Brunswick were sifted from decaying moldy corncobs and cornhusks, and captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old red oak forest. Adults were captured during June, July, September, and October.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE ( Bousquet 1991; Majka et al. 2009).

Figures

Map 12. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Cartodere nodifer.