Priobium sericeum ( Say, 1825 )

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 27

Priobium sericeum ( Say, 1825)

NEW BRUNSWICK: York Co.: Fredericton , 16.vii.1928, W.J. Brown, CNC . NOVA SCOTIA: Cumberland Co.: Tatamagouche Park , 20.viii.2004, D. MacDonald, (2), NSNR ; Halifax Co.: Halifax , 28.vii.1988, K. Dodge, (6), NSMC . PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: 6.vii.1982, L.S. Thompson, (2), ACPE .

Newly recorded on Prince Edward Island ( Fig. 11 ). Widely distributed in the United States ( White 1982, Downie & Arnett 1996); in Canada recorded from Manitoba east to Nova Scotia ( McNamara 1991c). Found in dead branches of oak, cherry, hickory, and holly; reared from dead mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia L., Ericaceae ); also found boring in flooring, woodwork, and furniture ( 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.