Mezium affine Boieldieu, 1856

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 21

Mezium affine Boieldieu, 1856

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John, date not specified, M., CNC . NOVA SCOTIA: 36 specimens examined from Colchester, Antigonish , Halifax , Lunenburg , Yarmouth , and Kings counties ( Table 1). The earliest record is from 1950 (Kings Co.: Kentville, 11.iv.1950, H.T. Stultz, ACNS) . PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Charlottetown , iv.1986, L.S. Thompson, (3), ACPE .

An introduced species, established in the region. Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island ( Fig. 9 ). A cosmopolitan species found in Europe, Africa, North America , New Zealand, and elsewhere. In Canada recorded from British Columbia and Saskatchewan east to Nova Scotia. Feeds on dried stored products; occasionally found in warehouses and dwellings ( Bousquet 1990) .

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FIGURE 9. Distribution of Mezium affine Boieldieu, Ptinus bicinctus Sturm, Ptinus clavipes (Panzer), Ptinus sexpunctatus Panzer, Ptinus villiger (Reitter), and Tipnus unicolor (Piller & Mitterpacher) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.