Ptinus fur

Ptinus fur (Linnaeus, 1758) NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary's Pt., 24.xii.2001, C.G. Majka, in attic, CGMC; Mary's Pt., 15.xi.2005, D.S. Christie, in house, CGMC; Saint John Co.: Saint John, 1.v.1902, W. McIntosh, NBM; York Co.: Fredericton, 14.x.1987, N. Albert, UMNB. NOVA SCOTIA: 80 spec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Majka, Christopher G.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Ptinus
Ptinus fur
Canada
New Zealand
British Columbia
McIntosh
Bain
Charlottetown
St. Patricks
Mount Herbert
Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/5096655
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5096655
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Summary:Ptinus fur (Linnaeus, 1758) NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary's Pt., 24.xii.2001, C.G. Majka, in attic, CGMC; Mary's Pt., 15.xi.2005, D.S. Christie, in house, CGMC; Saint John Co.: Saint John, 1.v.1902, W. McIntosh, NBM; York Co.: Fredericton, 14.x.1987, N. Albert, UMNB. NOVA SCOTIA: 80 specimens examined from Cumberland, Colchester, Pictou, Cape Breton, Richmond, Halifax, Lunenburg, Shelburne, and Kings counties as well as Sable Island (Table 1). The earliest record is from 1922 (Colchester Co.: Truro, 23.vii.1922, (7), NSAC). PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Prince Co.: Summerside, 23.vi.1977, L.S. Thompson, ACPE; Queens Co.: Charlottetown, 11.ii.1982, L.S. Thompson, ACPE; Charlottetown, 11.xii.1995, M.E.M. Smith, ACPE; St. Patricks, 27.vi.2003, C.G. Majka, in cabin, CGMC; Mount Herbert, 18.ix.1924, J.R. Mutch, JRMC. An introduced species, established in the region. Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island. Reported from Europe, North Africa, Asia, North America, and New Zealand. In Canada recorded from British Columbia east to Newfoundland (Bousquet 1990). Feeds on dried stored products; found in warehouses, dwellings, museums, granaries, and grain elevators (Bousquet 1990). In Europe sometimes found in bees' and wasps' nests (Howe and Burges 1951). Found in Newfoundland as early as ~ 1620-70 (Prévost & Bain 2006). Published as part of Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), pp. 1-38 in Zootaxa 1573 (1) on page 22, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.1573.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5096635

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