Ernobius mollis (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 : 23

Ernobius mollis (Linnaeus, 1758)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John , 21.vii.1901, W. McIntosh, NBM . NOVA SCOTIA: 38 specimens examined from Colchester, Halifax , Lunenburg , Digby , and Kings counties ( Table 1). The earliest record is from 1958 (Digby Co.: Bear River , 15.vii.1958, A.S. Riley, (3), ACNS) . PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Charlottetown , xii.1954, F.M. Cannon, ACPE ; Charlottetown , 30.vii.1982, L.S. Thompson, (3), ACPE .

An introduced, Palearctic species newly recorded in New Brunswick and on Prince Edward Island ( Fig. 10 ). Recorded from scattered states in the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida and Texas ( White 1982, Downie & Arnett 1996); in Canada known from Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland ( McNamara 1991c). Associated with pines ( Pinus spp. ); as a pest of wood products it is considered of minor importance ( Peters et al. 1996).

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FIGURE 10. Distribution of Ernobius filicornis LeConte, Ernobius granulatus LeConte, Ernobius mollis (Linnaeus), Ernobius schedli Brown, Utobium marmoratum Fisher, and Xestobium gaspensis White in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.