Range Updates for Eight Species of the Subfamily Elaphrinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Ontario'S Far North and Akimiski Island, Nunavut, Canada

Fleming, Kaitlyn J.; Beresford, David

doi:10.1649/0010-065x-73.2.433

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“…Including specimens first reported elsewhere, Carabus granulatus (Fleming and Beresford 2017), and five species of Elaphrinae (Fleming and Beresford 2019), we identified 638 specimens representing 105 species from 31 genera that were collected from Ontario's Far North. Of these 105 species, one species was new to Canada, 11 species were new to Ontario (including the species new to Canada), and 70 range extensions at least 100 km from known range limits were identified.…”

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“…Pitfall traps consisted of two 500-mL cups that were placed with the lip flush with the ground, one-third filled with nontoxic propylene glycol. A flat natural object, such as a piece of bark, was suspended 1.5 cm above the trap (Fleming and Beresford 2019).…”

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“…Pan traps consisted of shallow bowls placed in holes deep enough to allow the rim of the pan to be level with the ground (Gibson et al 2018;Fleming and Beresford 2019). A total of nine pans were set at each survey site, consisting of three blue, three yellow, and three white pans.…”

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“…A total of nine pans were set at each survey site, consisting of three blue, three yellow, and three white pans. The pan traps were placed in a cross formation and covered a 10-m 2 sampling area (Gibson et al 2018;Fleming and Beresford 2019). Four pans were placed along the edge of the plot, another four pans were placed 2.25 m from the edge of the plot, and a final pan was placed in the centre, 2.25 m from the surrounding pan traps (Gibson et al 2018;Fleming and Beresford 2019).…”

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New records and range extensions of Carabidae of Ontario’s boreal forest

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The distribution and diversity of fauna of remote regions, including much of the boreal forest, are incompletely known. We took part in extensive biodiversity surveys in the Far North of Ontario (north of 51° N), Canada from 2009 to 2015. In the family Carabidae Latreille (Coleoptera), we report new records and range extensions for 600 specimens representing 99 species. We documented the first record for Canada of one species, the first records for Ontario of 11 species, and range extensions (> 100 km from the known range) for 70 species. The range extensions were largely in a northwards direction, with a median distance of 650 km and a positive skew in the distribution of these distances. These new records fill an important gap in knowledge of the distribution of this family.

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New records and range extensions of Carabidae of Ontario’s boreal forest

2022

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“…Until recently, few invertebrate surveys have been conducted in the remote interior of northern Ontario, and none have included Syrphidae. Those surveys that did occur in the region include collections of, for example, Tabanidae (Ringrose et al 2013), Culicidae (Ringrose et al 2014), molluscs (Forsyth and Oldham 2016), Carabidae: Cicindelinae (Jumean et al 2017), Dytiscidae (Degasparro et al 2018), Bombus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (Gibson et al 2018), leeches (Langer et al 2018), Carabidae: Elaphrinae (Fleming and Beresford 2019), and Nicrophorus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Silphidae) (Ringrose et al 2019).…”

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Distribution of Syrphidae (Diptera) across northern Ontario

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Syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a diverse and widespread family of pollinating flies. Their diverse life history traits not only allow them to thrive in a wide range of habitats but also make them potential bioindicators of environmental change. Here, we report on their distributions from a previously understudied and undeveloped part of northern Ontario that is a large part of the third-largest wetland in the world. Samples were collected from across the region between 2009 and 2016, using numerous sampling methods. Of the 122 species identified from 1514 specimens, six are new provincial records to Ontario. Five species were collected over 800 km from their previously known ranges, some of which were west of the Rocky Mountains. Of all the trapping methods employed in the study, Malaise traps were found to be the most effective at catching syrphid species. This work updates known range and provincial records for more than 100 species of syrphids, bringing into clearer focus their distribution throughout this region.

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