Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 10

Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus, 1758)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary's Point , 27.vii.2003, D.S. Christie, CGMC . NOVA SCOTIA: 30 specimens examined from Annapolis, Halifax , Inverness , Kings , and Lunenburg counties ( Table 1). The earliest record is from 1930 (Annapolis Co.: Annapolis Royal, 10.v.1930, F.C. Gilliatt, in house, ACNS) .

An introduced Palearctic species, newly recorded in New Brunswick ( Fig. 3 ). In the USA recorded from Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island ( Beal 2003, Chandler 2001, Sikes 2004); in Canada recorded British Columbia, Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia ( Bousquet 1990). A household pest found on wool, furs, skins, and other materials of animal origin; also found in warehouses and museum collections feeding on insect remains ( Bousquet 1990).

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of Attagenus pellio (Linnaeus), Attagenus unicolor japonicus Reitter, Attagenus u. unicolor (Brahm), Reesa vespulae (Milliron), and Thylodrias contractus Motschulsky in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.