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Lyctus planicollis LeConte 1858

Description

Lyctus planicollis LeConte, 1858

NOVA SCOTIA: Halifax Co.: Halifax, 29.vi.1988, Kostopoulos, (10), NSMC; Lower Sackville, 22.ii.1991, R. Marcotte, (3), NSMC. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Charlottetown, 4.ii.1994, J.G. Stewart, in house, (2), ACPE; Mount Stewart, 27.i.1992, J.G. Stewart, (3), ACPE.

An adventive species, possibly established in the region. Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island (Fig. 8). A Nearctic species found in many parts of the United States and introduced to Europe (Gerberg 1957). In Canada recorded from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia (McNamara 1991b). Bionomics as in L. brunneus. Wright (1960) successfully reared the species from oak.

Notes

Published as part of Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), pp. 1-38 in Zootaxa 1573 (1) on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5096635

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ACPE , NSMC
Event date
1988-06-29 , 1991-02-22 , 1992-01-27 , 1994-02-04
Family
Bostrichidae
Genus
Lyctus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
LeConte
Species
planicollis
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
1988-06-29 , 1991-02-22 , 1992-01-27 , 1994-02-04
Taxonomic concept label
Lyctus planicollis LeConte, 1858 sec. Majka, 2007

References

  • Gerberg, E. J. (1957) A revision of the New Word species of powder-post beetles belonging to the family Lycidae. United States Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin, 1157, 1 - 55.
  • McNamara, J. (1991 b) Family Lyctidae: lyctid powder-post beetles. In Bousquet, Y. (Ed.) Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada Publication 1861 / E. Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 201.
  • Wright, C. G. (1960) Biology of the Southern Lyctus Beetle, Lyctus planicollis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 53, 285 - 292.