Ptilinus pruinosus Casey, 1898

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 28

Ptilinus pruinosus Casey, 1898

NOVA SCOTIA: Lunenburg Co.: Mahone Bay , 26.vi.1995, J. Macphee, NSNR .

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia ( Fig. 13 ). This species was recorded from New Brunswick by ( McNamara 1991c). No specimens from the province in any collection were located, nor are there published records which would authenticate the report. Consequently the species is removed from the faunal list of New Brunswick. Otherwise recorded in Canada from Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec ( McNamara 1991c). Larvae mine in hardwoods ( Philips 2002).

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FIGURE 13. Distribution of Ptilinus pruinosus Casey, Ptilinus ruficornis Say, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius), Euvrilletta peltata (Harris), Vrilletta laurentina Fall, and Xyletinus fucatus LeConte in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.