Phyllobrotica limbata (Fabricius, 1801)** Map 16

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2210°N, 67.7211°W, 1.VIII.2004, 13.VIII.2007, V. Webster & R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, sweeping foliage (2, RWC). Saint John Co., Saint John, 24.VII.1902, W. McIntosh (1, NBM). York Co., Canterbury, near Browns Mountain Fen, 45.8978°N, 67.6273°W, 3.VII.2005, M.-A. Giguère & R. Webster, mixed forest, on foliage of Corylus cornuta (1, RWC); Charters Settlement, 45.8331°N, 66.7410°W, 11.VIII.2007, 7.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature red spruce and red maple forest, sweeping foliage in shaded marshy area (3, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Specimens of this species were swept from foliage in a mature hardwood forest and in a shaded marshy area in a mature red spruce ( Picea rubens Sarg.) and red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) forest. One individual was collected from foliage of beaked hazelnut ( Corylus cornuta Marsh.). Hosts reported by Clark et al. (2004) occurring in New Brunswick include common skullcap ( Scutellaria galericulata L.) and mad-dog skullcap ( Scutellaria lateriflora L.). Adults were collected during July and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB (LeSage 1991).