Curculioninae, Latreille, 1802

McCorquodale, D. B., Musgrave, B. L., Atkins, S., Majka, C. & Anderson, R. S., 2005, New Records of Native and Introduced Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, The Coleopterists Bulletin 59 (1), pp. 27-34 : 31-32

Curculioninae , Mecinini [Gymnetrinae, Gymnetrini ]

Gymnetron pascuorum (Gyllenhal)

Inverness, Margaree Valley, 13 July 1991, Slade, D.

Inverness , Black River, 29 August 1995, Ogden, J. NSDNR .

Inverness, Margaree Forks, 01 July 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

Inverness, Scotsville, 01 July 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

This is another introduced species, known from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in Canada (McNamara 1991 a). The host plant is the introduced Plantago lanceolata Linnaeus (Anderson 1973) .

Gymnetron tetrum (Fabricius)

Cape Breton , Georges River, 10 August 1997, McCorquodale, DB, 2 specimens . Inverness , Lake Ainslie, 23 July 1991, Slade, D, 2 specimens .

This introduced species feeds on the introduced plant, Mullein, Verbascum thapsus Linnaeus. The beetle is widespread in North America , including from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in Canada (McNamara 1991 a) .

Curculioninae , Tychiini [ Tychiinae , Tychiini ]

Tychius meliloti Stephens

Cape Breton, Glace Bay , GB Power Plant, 06 July 1994, Francis and Jessome, JM and V .

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 06 June 1995, Musgrave, BL, 2 specimens. Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 13 July 1995, Musgrave, BL.

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 03 June 1996, Hudson, LA.

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 24 June 1996, Hudson, LA, 3 specimens. Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 24 June 1996, Rankin, PA, 3 specimens. Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 25 June 1996, Rankin, PA.

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 26 July 1996, Hudson, LA, 3 specimens. Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 26 July 1996, Hudson, LA.

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 26 July 1996, Rankin, PA.

Cape Breton, Sydney, Tar Ponds, 18–21 July 1995, Musgrave, BL.

This is a recently discovered introduced species with the first North American and Canadian records from Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta (Anderson and Howden 1994). This species is associated with sweet clovers, Melilotus spp. (Anderson and Howden 1994) .

Entiminae, Phyllobiini [ Otiorhynchinae , Phyllobini]

Phyllobius oblongus (Linnaeus)

Inverness , Lake Ainslie, 15 June 1994, Francis and Jessome, 2 specimens . Inverness , Stewartdale, Cemetery, 15 June 1994, Francis and Jessome, 2 specimens . Inverness , Blues Mills, 13 June 1995, Musgrave, BL, 3 specimens .

Inverness, Blues Mills, 16 June 1995, Musgrave, BL, 2 specimens.

Inverness, Bornish Hills, 16 June 1995, McCorquodale, DB.

Inverness, Bornish Hills Reserve, 16 June 1995, Musgrave, BL.

Inverness, Bornish Hills, 21 to 28 June 1995, Macpherson, GR, Pan Trap. Inverness, Scotsville, 1 July 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

Inverness, Margaree Forks, 1 July 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

Victoria, New Haven, 15 June 1994, Francis and Jessome.

Victoria, Baddeck, 6 June 1999, Roach, SP.

This introduced species feeds on willow and poplar (Downie and Arnett 1996). Records from eastern Canada, including New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are included in McNamara (1991 a). Interestingly this species was collected in the relatively undisturbed natural areas in the Bornish Hills, but not in the more ruderal habitats in the Sydney area .

Entiminae, Polydrusini [ Brachyderinae , Polydrosini ]

Polydrusus sericeus (Schaller)

Cape Breton , Sydney , Central Garden Centre, 20 July 1998, Cormier, CM, 2 specimens .

Victoria, Wreck Cove Beach, 29 June 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

Victoria, Wreck Cove Beach, 30 June 1996, McCorquodale, DB.

This species was previously known from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick in Canada (McNamara 1991 a). The host plants are willows (Downie and Arnett 1996). The similar congener, Polydrusus impressifrons (Gyllenhal) has been collected in several locations, across Nova Scotia, including the Sydney area .