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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Ptinus villiger
(Reitter, 1884)
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Colchester Co.
:
Debert
,
12.iv.1952
,
V.R. Vickery
,
NSAC
;
Kings Co.
:
Canard
,
29.viii.1958
,
H.T. Stultz
,
ACNS
;
Canning
,
7.ix.1994
,
J. Ogden
,
NSNR
;
Kentville
,
6.viii.1957
,
8.ix.1957
,
13.ix.1957
, & summer 1958, H.T.
Stultz
, (5),
ACNS
;
Pictou Co.
:
Lyons Brook
,
15.x.1998
, E.
Georgeson
,
NSNR
.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
:
Queens Co.
:
Charlottetown
,
25.iv.1990
&
2.xi.1994
, M.E.M.
Smith
, (3),
ACPE
;
Charlottetown
,
xii.1990
, J.G.
Stewart
,
ACPE
;
Charlottetown
,
16.viii.1982
, L.S.
Thompson
,
ACPE
.
An introduced species, established in the region. Newly recorded on
Prince Edward Island
(
Fig. 9
).
Found in Europe
, Siberia, and
North America. In
Canada
recorded from
British Columbia
east to Newfoundland. Feeds on damp grains and animal feed; found mainly in mills, granaries, and warehouses where flour is stored (
Bousquet 1990
)
.