Psomus armatus Dietz, 1891

Douglas, Hume, Bouchard, Patrice, Anderson, Robert S., Tonnancour, Pierre de, Vigneault, Robert & Webster, Reginald P., 2013, New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada, ZooKeys 309, pp. 13-48 : 30

Psomus armatus Dietz, 1891 new to New Brunswick

Note.

This native eastern North American species is recorded from the Maritime Provinces for the first time. It is associated with forest habitats, and has been recorded on sprouts of white ash, Fraxinus americanus L. ( Blatchley and Leng 1916).

Specimen data.

New Brunswick: Carleton County, Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 3-17.vii.2012, Lindgren trap in Tilia americana canopy, C. Alderson & V. Webster(1, RWC); Queens County, Jemseg, 45.8412°N, 66.1195°W, 28.vi-10.vii.2012, Lindgren funnel trap, C. Alderson &V. Webster (1, RWC).