Corresponding author: Reginald P. Webster (
Academic editor: J. Klimaszewski
We report ten new species records for the
This paper treats new species records from New Brunswick, Canada of the
The following records are based, in part, on specimens collected as part of a general survey by the first author to document the
Various methods were employed to collect the specimens reported in this study. Details are outlined in
Distribution maps, created using ArcMap and ArcGIS, are presented for each species in New Brunswick. Every species is cited with current distribution in Canada and Alaska, using abbreviations for the state, provinces, and territories. New records for New Brunswick are indicated in bold under Distribution in Canada and Alaska. The following abbreviations are used in the text:
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Manitoba |
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Ontario |
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Northwest Territories |
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Quebec |
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Nunavut |
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Newfoundland and Labrador* |
*Newfoundland and Labrador are each treated separately under the current Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
Acronyms of collections examined or where specimens reside referred to in this study are as follows:
All records below are species newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada. Species followed by ** are newly recorded from the Maritime provinces of Canada.
The classification of the
The
This adventive Palaearctic species is a minor pest in flour mills, warehouses, and homes (
ON, QC,
ON, QC,
The
One individual of this species was collected from a large old and dried polypore fungus on a partially dead basswood (
MB, ON, QC,
Larvae of most species of
This adventive species is often found in warehouses and places where bamboo products are stored (
BC, SK, MB, ON,
The two individuals from New Brunswick were captured during June in Lindgren funnel traps in a red spruce (
AK, YK, NT, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC,
The
Known as the furniture beetle, this adventive species feeds on a variety of soft- and hardwood species (
BC, AB, MB, QC,
In New Brunswick, adults of this species were captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a hardwood forest with sugar maple (
BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC,
In New Brunswick, this species was captured in Lindgren funnel traps in a mature hardwood forest with sugar maple, American beech, and white ash, an old red oak forest, an old mixed forest, a mature red spruce forest with scattered red maple and balsam fir, and an old red pine forest. Two individuals were reared from white spruce.
ON, QC,
Specimens from New Brunswick were captured from Lindgren funnel traps in a mature hardwood forest with sugar maple, American beech, and white ash, and an old red oak forest. Two specimens were collected from the trunk of a black cherry (
YK, BC, AB, MB, ON,
AB, ON, QC,
We thank Caroline Simpson (AFC) for editing this manuscript. Chris Majka is thanked for reviewing the manuscript and supplying additional data for several species. Serge Laplante (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) is thanked for determining specimens. We thank Nichole Brawn, Katie Burgess, Marie-Andrée Giguère, Nancy Harn, Cory Hughes, Colin MacKay, Wayne MacKay, Jessica Price, Michelle Roy, and Vincent Webster for technical assistance and collecting specimens. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service; the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; and the USDA APHIS are thanked for funding the study on early detection of invasive cerambycids, which provided many specimens collected in Lindgren funnel traps. We thank the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund for funding various insect surveys over the past 6 years, and the Meduxnekeag River Association for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest. The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) is thanked for issuing permits for sampling in the Protected Natural Areas and for providing logistical support.