Phloeophagus apionides Horn, 1873

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 : 361

Phloeophagus apionides Horn, 1873 Map 36

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 5-12.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC). Charlotte Co., 10 km NW of New River Beach, 45.2110°N, 66.6170°W, 15-29.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old growth eastern white cedar forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 10-15.VII.2009, 15-21.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC); Grand Lake Meadows P.N.A., 45.8227°N, 66.1209°W, 31. V– 15.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old silver maple forest with green ash and seasonally flooded marsh, Lindgren funnel traps (3, NBM, RWC); same locality data and forest type, 19.VII--5.VIII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, Lindgren funnel trap (1, NBM). Restigouche, Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 27. VI– 14.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, NBM). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 16-30.VI.2010, 13-27.VII.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC); 14 km WSW of Tracy, S of Rt. 645, 45.6741°N, 66.8661°W, 2-16.VI..2010, 16-30.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old mixed forest with red and white spruce, red and white pine, balsam fir, eastern white cedar, red maple, and Populus sp., Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults were captured during June, July, and August in Lindgren funnel traps in a hardwood forest, an eastern white cedar forest, an old red oak forest, an old silver maple forest, an old-growth red pine forest, an old-growth northern hardwood forest, and an old mixed forest. This species is associated with hardwood trees such as wild cherry ( Prunus sp.), ash, and white oak ( O’Brien 1997).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

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