Lyctus linearis (Goeze, 1877)

Majka, Christopher G., 2007, The Derodontidae, Dermestidae, Bostrichidae, and Anobiidae of the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia), Zootaxa 1573 (1), pp. 1-38 : 19

Lyctus linearis (Goeze, 1877)

NEW BRUNSWICK: Saint John Co.: Saint John, vii.190?, W. McIntosh, NBM . NOVA SCOTIA: Annapolis Co.: Annapolis Royal, 15.vi.1932, F.C. Gilliatt, ACNS ; Lequille , 15.vi.1932, F.C. Gilliatt, ACNS .

An adventive species, possibly established in the region. Newly recorded in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and in the Maritime Provinces as a whole ( Fig. 8 ). Cosmopolitan; in Canada recorded from Ontario and Québec ( McNamara 1991b). Found in dry wood of ash, wild cherry, hickory, oak, orange, locust, poplar, sycamore, and walnut ( Essig 1926).

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FIGURE 8. Distribution of Lyctus brunneus (Stephens), Lyctus linearis (Goeze), Lyctus planicollis LeConte, and Trogoxylon parallelopipedum (Melsheimer) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.