Sphenophorus zeae Walsh, 1867

Webster, Reginald P., Anderson, Robert S., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Anthribidae, Brentidae, Dryophthoridae, Brachyceridae, and Curculionidae, with additions to the fauna of Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, ZooKeys 179, pp. 349-406 : 352

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.179.2626
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scientific name	Sphenophorus zeae Walsh, 1867
status

Treatment

Sphenophorus zeae Walsh, 1867 Map 10

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8404°N, 66.7360°W, 27.V.2008, R. P. Webster, medium sized brook partially shaded by alders, among Carex (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Majka et al. (2007b) reported this species from coastal salt-spray barrens in Nova Scotia. This species feeds on grasses ( Poaceae ) such as Poa pratensis L., Phleum pratense L., and Zea mays (L.) ( Vaurie 1951). The specimen from New Brunswick was found in a Carex hummock near a brook during May.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS, PE( McNamara 1991c; Majka et al. 2007c).