Mecinus janthinus (Germar, 1821) Douglas & Bouchard & Anderson & Tonnancour & Vigneault & Webster, 2013
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.309.4667 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B09DBF67-1413-C5EB-0A5B-BE2140697520 |
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scientific name |
Mecinus janthinus (Germar, 1821) |
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new to Quebec |
Mecinus janthinus (Germar, 1821) new to Quebec
Note.
This adventive Palaearctic stem-mining weevil was introduced for the biological control of toadflaxes, Linaria spp. ( Scrophulariaceae ), and was known from Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia ( Majka et al. 2007b, De Clerck-Floate and Cárcamo 2011).
Specimen data.
Quebec: MRC Marguerite-D’Youville, Varennes ( Verchères), 30.vii.2011, 9.v., 12.v., 14.v., 24.v.2012, 1.vi.2012, C. Chantal (11, CCCH); MRC Pierre-De Saurel, Sorel-Tracy, 14.v.2012, C. Chantal (1, CCCH).
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