Ptinus bicinctus Sturm, 1837

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 21-22

Ptinus bicinctus Sturm, 1837

NOVA SCOTIA: Annapolis Co.: Middleton , 3.vi.1915, F.C. Gilliatt, ACNS ; Colchester Co.: Balmoral Mills , 19.vi.1974, B. Wright, (2), NSMC ; Kings Co.: Canning , 7.ix.1994, J. Ogden, JOC ; Lunenburg Co.:

Blockhouse , 4.v.1938, H.E. Gray, (2), CNC ; Lunenburg , 4.v.1938, H.E. Gray, CNC ; Richmond Co.: Cannes , 6.iv.1936, R.J. Boyd, (6), CNC .

An introduced species established in Nova Scotia ( Fig. 9 ). The specimen collected in 1915 in Middleton, Nova Scotia is noteworthy, since this would appear to be the earliest record of this species in North America. The earliest previous records are specimens from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (9.iv.1923, F.S. Carr, (2), CNC) reported by Brown (1940). Found throughout Europe and North Africa. Feeds on dried stored products; occasionally found in warehouses and dwellings ( 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.