Abstract
Grynocharis quadrilineata (Melsheimer) and Tenebroides corticalis (Melsheimer) of the family Trogossitidae are newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada. Additional records of the recently reported Calitys scabra (Thunberg)and Ostoma fraterna (Randall) are presented for the province. The record of Ostoma fraterna is the first recent record of this species from New Brunswick. Additional New Brunswick records of the thaneroclerine, Zenodosus sanguineus (Say), are given, indicting that this species is common and widespread in the province. One species of Cleridae, Cymatodera bicolor (Say),is newly reported from New Brunswick, and the adventive Thanasimus formicarius Linnaeus is newly recorded from Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces. Attalus morulus (LeConte) and Dolichosoma foveicolle (Kirby), family Melyridae, are reported for the first time for New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces. Collection, habitat data, and distribution maps are presented for these species.
Highlights
This paper treats new Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada in the families Cleridae, Melyridae, and Trogossitidae
Additional provincial records were obtained from specimens contained in the collection belonging to Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
All records below are species newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada, unless noted otherwise
Summary
This paper treats new Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada in the families Cleridae, Melyridae, and Trogossitidae. The fauna of these families from New Brunswick and the Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) was recently treated by Majka (2005) (Melyridae), Majka (2006) (Cleridae), and Majka (2011). Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. We report a new Nova Scotia and Maritime provinces record for an exotic clerid species. A brief synopsis of each family is included in the results below
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