New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada Author Douglas, Hume Entomology, Ottawa Plant Laboratories, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Building 18, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K 1 A 0 C 6 Author Bouchard, Patrice Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K 1 A 0 C 6 bouchardpb@agr.gc.ca Author Anderson, Robert S. Canadian Museum of Nature, P. O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K 1 P 6 P 4 Author Tonnancour, Pierre de 22, 5 e avenue, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada, J 7 V 3 P 5 Author Vigneault, Robert 16 Mont St-Pierre, Oka, Quebec, Canada, J 0 N 1 E 0 Author Webster, Reginald P. 24 Mill Stream Drive, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada, E 3 C 1 X 1 text ZooKeys 2013 2013-06-13 309 13 48 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.309.4667 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.309.4667 1313-2970-309-13 CA1BFFAAFFC2FFAD45634078FFECFFC9 577695 Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) new to Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec Note. This adventive species, which was until recently known mainly by the synonym Xyleborinus alni Niisima, is a recent arrival in North America ( Mudge et al. 2001 ). It was found soon after initial detection in much of NE and NW USA and British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Xyleborinus attenuatus feeds on woody angiosperms, and its pest-status remains unclear. Specimen data. Nova Scotia: Halifax, 44.738°N , 63.546°W , 29.v.-12.vi.2007, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (2, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106125, 00106126; Ontario: Middlesex Co., London, 42.983°N , 81.233°W , 27.iv.1998, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (2, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106144, 00106145; Quebec: Sherbrooke, 45.417°N , 71.900°W , 20.v.-2.vi.2009, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (1, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106128.