Lathridius minutus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records for New Brunswick, Canada: Kateretidae, Nitidulidae, Cerylonidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae, and Latridiidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 193-214 : 205

Lathridius minutus (Linnaeus, 1767) Map 17

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 31.III.2005, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, under bark of standing dead sugar maple (9, RWC); same locality and habitat data, 23-28.IV.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC). Kings Co., Belle Isle (Bellisle Creek), 18.II.1981, (no collector given) from bulk milk tank (1, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

In New Brunswick, thisadventive Palaearctic species was collected from under bark of a large, standing, dead sugar maple, from a bulk milk tank, and from Lindgren funnel traps deployed in a mature hardwood forest. Adults were captured during February, late March, and April. This species is commonly associated with stored products ( Bousquet 1990). Majka et al. (2009) provide additional details on the habitat associations, bionomics, and timeline of the introduction of this species in North America.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, AB, SK, MB, NB, PE, NS, NF ( Bousquet 1991; Majka et al. 2009).

Figures

Map 17. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Lathridius minutus.