Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer 1844

Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844 Antherophagus ochraceus was reported from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and insular Newfoundland by Bousquet (1991) and it is widely distribut- ed in the region (Fig. 1). Antherophagus species are associated with bumblebees (Bombus spp.) (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Majka, Christopher, Langor, David
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cryptophagidae
Antherophagus
Antherophagus ochraceus
Canada
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/3789548
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3789548
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Summary:Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844 Antherophagus ochraceus was reported from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and insular Newfoundland by Bousquet (1991) and it is widely distribut- ed in the region (Fig. 1). Antherophagus species are associated with bumblebees (Bombus spp.) (see A. convexulus). Blatchley (1910) reported this species from the flowers of Hydrangea arborescens L. (Hydrangeaceae). In Nova Scotia there are several records from the flowers of Rosa virginiana Mill. (Rosaceae). Published as part of Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2010, Contributions towards an understanding of the Cryptophaginae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada, pp. 13-35 in ZooKeys 35 (35) on page 18, DOI:10.3897/zookeys.35.314, http://zenodo.org/record/576615

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