Corresponding author: Reginald P. Webster (
Academic editor: R. Anderson
Nine species of
The following records are based on specimens collected during a general survey by the first author to document the
Most specimens were collected by sweeping foliage or hand picking from host plants. A few specimens were captured in Lindgren 12-funnel traps during a study to develop a general attractant for the detection of invasive species of
Males of some species of
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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*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
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Nine species of
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
No habitat data were associated with this specimen. Larvae of this species have been reported from red pine (
MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larvae have been reported from pitch pine (
NT, AB, MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larvae of this species have been reported from red pine and Virginia pine (
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larvae of
MB, ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larval hosts include
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larval hosts of
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larval hosts include sugar maple (
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Hosts include avariety of
ON, QC,
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of
Larval hosts include beak-rush (
AB, SK, MB, ON, QC,
We thank Caroline Simpson (AFC) for editing this manuscript and an anonymous reviewer for helpful suggestions that improved this manuscript. Jon Sweeney is thanked for providing comments on an earlier version; Serge Laplante and Anthony Davies (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) for determining specimens and other invaluable assistance; and 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 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 7 years, the Meduxnekeag River Association for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest), and the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) for issuing permits for sampling in the Protected Natural Areas.