Pedilus lugubris (Say, 1827)

Majka, Christopher G., 2006, The Mycteridae, Boridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, and Salpingidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, Zootaxa 1250, pp. 37-51 : 43

Pedilus lugubris (Say, 1827)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Harrington, 28 June 2004, C. Noronha, barley field, pitfall trap, ACPE.

Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island: scattered distribution in the Maritime Provinces ( Fig. 3 ). In Canada recorded from Ontario east to Nova Scotia (Bousquet 1991); in the United States recorded from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts ( Chandler 2001), and New York west to Illinois ( Downie & Arnett 1996). Larvae are associated with cool, moist sub­cortical conditions between loosened bark and decaying wood of deciduous and coniferous trees; adults are common on shrubs and flowers ( Young 2002).

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of Pedilus lugubris in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.