Prostephanus punctatus (Say, 1827)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 18

Prostephanus punctatus (Say, 1827)

NOVA SCOTIA: Lunenburg Co.: Chester , 9.vi.1993, J. Ogden, NSNR ; Wiles Lake , 6.vi.1989, M. Leblanc, light trap, NSNR ; Queens Co.: Milton , 22.vi.1993, E. Georgeson, light trap, NSNR .

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia and in the Maritime Provinces as a whole ( Fig. 7 ). In the United States known from the New England area ( Chandler 2001, Sikes 2004); in Canada recorded in Ontario ( McNamara 1991a). Breeds in hardwoods such as Quercus (Fagaceae) . Commonly attracted to ultraviolet lights ( Downie and Arnett 1996).

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FIGURE 7. Distribution of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius), Prostephanus punctatus (Say), Lichenophanes bicornis (Weber), Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius), Stephanopachys substriatus (Paykull), Stephanopachys rugosus (Olivier) and in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.