Euvrilletta peltata (Harris, 1836)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 29

Euvrilletta peltata (Harris, 1836)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: 14.vii.2002, C.G. Majka, along small stream, CGMC .

Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island and in the Maritime Provinces as a whole ( Fig. 13 ). Widely distributed in the eastern USA ( White 1982). In Canada recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec ( McNamara 1991c). Frequent at ultraviolet lights ( Downie & Arnett 1996). Found boring in woodwork and in hardwoods and softwoods ( White 1982).

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FIGURE 13. Distribution of Ptilinus pruinosus Casey, Ptilinus ruficornis Say, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), Euvrilletta peltata (Harris), Vrilletta laurentina Fall, and Xyletinus fucatus LeConte in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.