Gnathoncus communis
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Histeridae
Genus: Gnathoncus
Name
Gnathoncus communis (Marseul, 1862) – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Material examined
New Brunswick, Kings Co., near Quarries, 45.6005°N, 66.0500°W, 25.IX.2005, S. Makepeace & R. Webster, in barred owl nest in nest box on red maple, dry litter (2, RWC). Queens Co., Elm Hill, 45.7140°N, 66.1315°W, 27.VI.2007, S. Makepeace & R. Webster, in barred owl nest in tree hole in red oak, damp (urine smell) organic material with feathers, fur and small bones (2, RWC).
Collection and habitat data
This species was collected from nest material from barred owl nests in natural cavities in trees or artificial nest boxes. Bousquet and Laplante (2006)[1] reported this species as occurring in similar habitats. Adults were collected during June and September.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska
BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS (Bousquet and Laplante 2006[1]). This species is possibly adventive in North America (Bousquet and Laplante 2006[1]).
Taxon Treatment
- Webster, R; Makepeace, S; DeMerchantr, I; Sweeney, J; 2012: New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Histeridae ZooKeys, 179: 11-26. doi
Other References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bousquet Y, Laplante S (2006) Coleoptera Histeridae: The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, part 24. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 485 pp.
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