Hemicoelus carinatus (Say, 1823)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 25

Hemicoelus carinatus (Say, 1823)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Carleton Co .: Wakefield: Bell Forest Preserve, 22.vii.2004, K. Bredin, J. Edsall, & R.P. Webster, hardwood forest, ultraviolet light, RPWC . NOVA SCOTIA: 25 specimens examined from Cumberland, Colchester , Antigonish , Inverness , Guysborough , Halifax , Lunenburg , Queens , Digby , Annapolis , and Kings counties ( Table 1). The earliest record is from 1946 (Annapolis Co.: Lequille , 24.vi.1946, D.C. Ferguson, NSMC) . PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Charlottetown , 23.vii.1956, F.M. Cannon, (5), ACPE ; North Rustico , 26.vi.2003, C.G. Majka, coastline, CGMC .

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island ( Fig. 11 ). Widely distributed in eastern North America from Maine south to North Carolina ( White 1982, Downie & Arnett 1996, Chandler 2001, Sikes 2004); in Canada recorded from British Columbia east to New Brunswick ( McNamara 1991c). Common on softwood; frequent in woodwork, flooring, and structural wood of buildings ( White 1982).

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FIGURE 11. Distribution of Hemicoelus carinatus (Say), Hemicoelus defectus (Fall), Hemicoelus umbrosus (Fall), Microbregma e. emarginatum (Duftschmid), Platybregmus canadensis Fisher, and Priobium sericeum (Say) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.