Trogoderma sternale sternale Jayne, 1882

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 16

Trogoderma sternale sternale Jayne, 1882

NOVA SCOTIA: Halifax Co.: Halifax , 3.iv.1991 and 5.iv.1991, B. Wright, (4), NSMC ; Kings Co.: Kentville , 29.viii.1961, H.T. Stultz, in house, ACNS ; Kentville , 30.vi.1961, D.H. Webster, in house, DHWC . PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Charlottetown , 7.viii.1998, M.E.M. Smith, in basement, (3), ACPE .

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and the Maritime Provinces as a whole ( Fig. 6 ). Widely distributed throughout the USA except for northern New England ( Beal 2003); in Canada recorded from British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec (Bousquet 1991). A synanthropic species recorded as a minor pest in animal and vegetable materials; also in granaries and as a pest of insect collections ( Bousquet 1990).

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FIGURE 6. Distribution of Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, Trogoderma ornatum (Say), Trogoderma s. sternale Jayne, and Trogoderma variable Ballion in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.