The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia) Author Majka, Christopher G. text Zootaxa 2007 2007-09-03 1573 1 1 38 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1573.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1 1175­5334 5096635 FC4FD3BC-9297-49A3-9C91-FE272021F682 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 ).