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Acrotrichis josephi Matthews 1872

Description

Acrotrichis josephi (Matthews, 1872)

Material. NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary's Point, 12.viii.2004, in compost: coastal field, CGMC. NOVA SCOTIA: Digby Co.: Brier Island, Pond Cove, 22.vi.2003, J. Ogden & K. Goodwin, rocky shoreline, pitfall trap, NSNR.

Comments. Newly recorded in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Maritime Provinces, and eastern North America. Previous North American records of this species are from British Columbia, California, and Washington (Sörensson 2003). This Nearctic species was introduced to Europe in the 1980's (Sörensson 2003).

Notes

Published as part of Majka, Christopher G. & Sörensson, Mikael, 2007, Ptiliidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera): new records and bionomic notes, pp. 27-38 in Zootaxa 1423 on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.175704

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Matthews
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Ptiliidae
Genus
Acrotrichis
Species
josephi
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Acrotrichis josephi Matthews, 1872 sec. Majka & Sörensson, 2007

References

  • Sorensson, M. (2003) New records of Featherwing Beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) in North America. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 57, 369 - 381.