Ophraella cribrata

Webster, Reginald P., LeSage, Laurent & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Megalopodidae and Chrysomelidae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 321-348 : 327

Ophraella cribrata (LeConte, 1865)** Map 11

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., 9.5 km NE jct Rt. 101 & 645, 45.7586°N, 66.6755°W, 22.VII.2007, 29.VII.2007, 2.VII.2008, 30.VIII.2008, R. P. Webster, old field with open sandy areas, on Solidago sp. (9, RWC); 7.5 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6861°N, 66.7719°W, 26.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, old field area near roadside, on Solidago sp. (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Host plants of Ophraella cribrata include the goldenrods, Solidago canadensis L. (as Solidago altissima L. in LeSage 1986b), Solidago bicolor L., Solidago nemoralis Ait., Solidago juncea Ait., and Solidago rugosa P. Mill. ( Fall 1924; LeSage 1986b; Clark et al. 2004), all of which occur in New Brunswick ( Hinds 2000). Adults from New Brunswick were collected from Solidago sp. (species not determined) in an old field with open sandy areas and in an old field area near a roadside. Adults were captured during June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( LeSage 1986b, 1991).