Ptinus clavipes (Panzer, 1792)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 22

Ptinus clavipes (Panzer, 1792)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John , 19.iv.1990, D.F. McAlpine, NBM . NOVA SCOTIA: Lunenburg Co.: Lunenburg , 4.v.1938, H.E. Gray, (10), CNC ; Yarmouth Co.: Yarmouth , v.1999, H. Larkin, (2), NSNR .

An introduced species, possibly established in the region. Newly recorded in New Brunswick ( Fig. 9 ). Cosmopolitan; in Canada recorded from British Columbia, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia. Feeds on dried stored products; also found in nests of wasps, birds, and rats ( 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.