Vrilletta laurentina Fall, 1905

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 29-30

Vrilletta laurentina Fall, 1905

NOVA SCOTIA: Lunenburg Co.: Bridgewater , 19.vi.1965, B. Wright, window trap in red oak, NSMC .

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia and in the Maritime Provinces as a whole ( Fig. 13 ). In the USA recorded from New York and Pennsylvania ( Downie & Arnett 1996); in Canada from Ontario and Québec ( McNamara

1991c). Found on the bark of a decaying basswood tree ( Downie & Arnett 1996). Vrilletta species have been recorded on oak, linden, and alder ( Philips 2002).

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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.