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Rhinosimus viridiaeneus Randall 1838

Description

Rhinosimus viridiaeneus Randall, 1838

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John, June 1900­07, W. McIntosh, NBM.

Newly recorded in New Brunswick: widely distributed in Nova Scotia (Fig. 6). Recorded from Alaska and British Columbia on the Pacific coast and then from Ontario east to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland (Campbell 1991e); in the United States known from Maine and New Hampshire (Chandler 2001), south to Virginia in the east, and in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in the west (Downie & Arnett 1996). Associated with Tilia (Tiliaceae) and Alnus spp. (Betulaceae) (Downie & Arnett 1996). In British Columbia observed to feed on the inner bark of Alnus rubra Bong. (Young 1991b). In Nova Scotia found in both deciduous and coniferous forests; sometimes on Betula papyrifera Marsh (Betulaceae).

Other

Published as part of Majka, Christopher G., 2006, The Mycteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, and Salpingidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, pp. 37-51 in Zootaxa 1250 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172996

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Rhinosimus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Randall
Species
viridiaeneus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Rhinosimus viridiaeneus Randall, 1838 sec. Majka, 2006

References

  • Campbell, J. M. (1991 e) Family Salpingidae: narrow-waisted bark beetles. In: Bousquet, Y. (Ed.). Checklist of the Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada Publication 1861 / E. pp. 270.
  • Chandler, D. S. (2001) University of New Hampshire Insect and Arachnid Collections. Available from http: // insectcoll. unh. edu / [cited 19 March 2006].
  • Downie, N. M. & Arnett, R. H., Jr. (1996) The beetles of northeastern North America. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 1721 pp.
  • Young, D. A. (1991 b) Salpingidae (Tenebrionoidea). In: Stehr, F. W. (Ed.). Immature Insects. Volume 2. Kendall / Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa. pp. 549 - 551.