Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) Douglas & Bouchard & Anderson & Tonnancour & Vigneault & Webster, 2013

Douglas, Hume, Bouchard, Patrice, Anderson, Robert S., Tonnancour, Pierre de, Vigneault, Robert & Webster, Reginald P., 2013, New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada, ZooKeys 309, pp. 13-48 : 41

Xyleborinus attenuatus (Blandford, 1894) new to Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec

Note.

This adventive species, which was until recently known mainly by the synonym Xyleborinus alni Niisima, is a recent arrival in North America ( Mudge et al. 2001). It was found soon after initial detection in much of NE and NW USA and British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Xyleborinus attenuatus feeds on woody angiosperms, and its pest-status remains unclear.

Specimen data.

Nova Scotia: Halifax, 44.738°N, 63.546°W, 29.v.-12.vi.2007, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (2, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106125, 00106126; Ontario: Middlesex Co., London, 42.983°N, 81.233°W, 27.iv.1998, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (2, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106144, 00106145; Quebec: Sherbrooke, 45.417°N, 71.900°W, 20.v.-2.vi.2009, ex. funnel trap, CFIA (1, CNCI), CNC COLEO 00106128.