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Priobium sericeum 1825

Description

Priobium sericeum (Say, 1825)

NEW BRUNSWICK: York Co.: Fredericton, 16.vii.1928, W.J. Brown, CNC. NOVA SCOTIA: Cumberland Co.: Tatamagouche Park, 20.viii.2004, D. MacDonald, (2), NSNR; Halifax Co.: Halifax, 28.vii.1988, K. Dodge, (6), NSMC. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: 6.vii.1982, L.S. Thompson, (2), ACPE.

Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island (Fig. 11). Widely distributed in the United States (White 1982, Downie & Arnett 1996); in Canada recorded from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia (McNamara 1991c). Found in dead branches of oak, cherry, hickory, and holly; reared from dead mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia L., Ericaceae); also found boring in flooring, woodwork, and furniture (White 1982).

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 page 27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5096635

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ACPE , CNC , NSMC , NSNR
Event date
1928-07-16 , 1982-07-06 , 1988-07-28 , 2004-08-20
Family
Anobiidae
Genus
Priobium
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Species
sericeum
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
1928-07-16 , 1982-07-06 , 1988-07-28 , 2004-08-20
Taxonomic concept label
Priobium sericeum , 1825 sec. Majka, 2007

References

  • Say, T. (1825) Descriptions of new species of coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5 (1), 160 - 204.
  • White, R. E. (1982) A catalogue of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico, Family Anobiidae. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Handbook 529 - 70.
  • Downie, N. M. & Arnett, R. H., Jr. (1996) The beetles of northeastern North America. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 1721 pp.
  • McNamara, J. (1991 c) Family Anobiidae: deathwatch beetles. In Bousquet, Y. (Ed.) Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada Publication 1861 / E. Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 201 - 205.