Abstract
Eight species of Lycidae are newly recorded from New Brunswick, Canada, bringing the total number of species known from the province to 16. The first documented records from New Brunswick are provided for Greenarius thoracicus (Randall) Erotides scuptilis (Say), and Calopteron terminale (Say) reported by Majka et al. (2011). Eropterus arculus Green, Lopheros crenatus (Germar), and Calochromus perfacetus (Say) are reported for the first time in the Maritime provinces. Collection data, habitat data, and distribution maps are presented for all these species.
Highlights
The Lycidae of North America was reviewed by Green 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954), and all species in the Maritime provinces of Canada can readily be determined using these keys
Twenty-nine species are known from Canada and five were reported from New Brunswick by McNamara (1991)
Eight species of Lycidae are newly recorded from New Brunswick, Canada, bringing the total number of species known from the province to 16 (Table 1)
Summary
The Lycidae of North America was reviewed by Green 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954), and all species in the Maritime provinces of Canada can readily be determined using these keys. Twenty-nine species are known from Canada and five were reported from New Brunswick by McNamara (1991). Eight species of Lycidae are newly reported from New Brunswick, Canada, as well as the first documented records for Greenarius thoracicus (Randall) Erotides scuptilis (Say), and Calopteron terminale (Say).
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