Phaenops aeneola (Melsheimer, 1845)

Webster, Reginald P. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Buprestidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 55-65 : 58-59

Phaenops aeneola (Melsheimer, 1845) Map 3

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 4-11.VIII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC); same locality and forest type, emgd. 3-7.V.2010, C. Hughes, reared from small branches of fallen red pine (3, AFC, RWC); same locality and forest type but 27.VII-10.VIII.2010, R. Webster & C. Hughes, Lindgren funnel trap (1, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

Larvae of this species have been reported from red pine and Virginia pine ( Pinus virginiana Mill.) ( Nelson et al. 2008). Adults have been reported on jack pine ( Pinus banksiana ), shortleaf pine ( Pinus echinata P. Mill.), and spruce ( Picea sp.) ( Nelson et al. 2008). In New Brunswick, adults were captured during July and August in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old red pine forest. Three adults were reared from small branches of a fallen (during winter 2009) red pine.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, PE ( Bright 1987; Davies 1991; Bellamy 2008b).

Figures

Map 3. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Phaenops aeneola. <br />