The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia)
Author
Majka, Christopher G.
text
Zootaxa
2007
2007-09-03
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1573.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1
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Dermestes maculatus
DeGeer, 1774
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Halifax Co.
:
Halifax
,
18.viii.1982
,
D. McCarthy
, intercepted in merchandise from
Nigeria
,
NSMC
.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
:
Queens Co.
:
Charlottetown
,
x.1975
,
L.S. Thompson
, (2),
ACPE
.
An introduced Palearctic species newly recorded on Prince Edward Island and the Maritime Provinces as a whole (
Fig. 2
). Intercepted in Nova Scotia and not established there. Cosmopolitan; found throughout the
USA
; in
Canada
recorded from
British Columbia
east to
Québec
(
Beal 2003
). A pest found in houses, on baled skins, and in other products of animal origin (
Beal 2003
).