Mecinus janthinus (Germar, 1821)†

Webster, Reginald P., Anderson, Robert S., Webster, Vincent L., Alderson, Chantelle A., Hughes, Cory C. & Sweeney, Jon D., 2016, New Curculionoidea records from New Brunswick, Canada with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, ZooKeys 573, pp. 367-386 : 373

Mecinus janthinus (Germar, 1821)†

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., off Rt. 105, 45.8461°N, 66.2061°W, 12.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Old field near flood-plain forest, sweeping (1, NBM). Sunbury Co., Maugerville, off Rt. 105, 45.8662°N, 66.4559°W, 4.VI.2014, 9.VI.2014, R.P. Webster // Flood plain forest, sweeping roadside foliage (2, AFC; 2, NBM; 10, RWC). York Co. , Douglas, Currie Mountain , 45.9844°N, 66.7592°W, 3-15.V.2013, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Mixed forest with Quercus rubra , Lindgren funnel trap 1 m high under Quercus rubra (1, RWC) .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, ABQC, NB, NS ( Bousquet et al. 2013).

Comments.

This species was introduced into North America for the control of yellow and Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria vulgaris (L.) Mill. and Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. ( Scrophulariaceae ) ( Jeanneret and Schroeder 1992).