Anthonomus haematopus Boheman, 1843

Webster, Reginald P., Anderson, Robert S., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Anthribidae, Brentidae, Dryophthoridae, Brachyceridae, and Curculionidae, with additions to the fauna of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, ZooKeys 179, pp. 349-406 : 353-354

Anthonomus haematopus Boheman, 1843 Map 14

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., near Clark Ridge, 45.3040°N, 67.4252°W, 27.V.2007, R. P. Webster, old field, on Salix foliage (1, RWC). Gloucester Co., Bass River, 20.III.1970, (no collector given) reared from willow (1, AFC). Restigouche Co., Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8204°N, 66.0833°W, 14.VI.2009, R. P. Webster, river margin, beating foliage (1, RWC). York Co. Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 17.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, sweeping foliage in brushy opening (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Anthonomus haematopus is associated with galls on Salix spp. generated by sawflies ( Ahmad and Burke 1972). Adults from New Brunswick were collected in an old field, along a river margin, and in a brushy opening in a regenerating mixed forest. One specimen was on Salix foliage, another was reared from Salix . Adults were collected during May and June.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( McNamara 1991c).