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
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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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Thylodrias contractus
Motschulsky, 1839
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Kings Co.
:
Kentville
,
10.vii.1978
,
H.B. Specht
, at light in residence,
ACNS
.
An introduced Palearctic species, newly recorded in Nova Scotia and in the Maritime Provinces as a whole (
Fig. 3
). Widely distributed in the
USA
(
Beal 2003
); in
Canada
recorded from the
Northwest Territories
,
Alberta
,
Manitoba
,
Ontario
, and
Québec
(Bousquet 1991). A synanthropic species associated with dried stored products and a pest in museums and insect collections. (
Mertins 1981
).