Conotrachelus posticatus Boheman, 1837

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 : 365

Conotrachelus posticatus Boheman, 1837 Map 49

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W ,, 12-21.V.2009, 21-27.V.2009, 27.V-5.VI.2009, 11-18.VI.2009, 18-25.VI.2009, 25. VI– 1.VII.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, mature red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps, (a few individuals were swept from foliage) (20, AFC, RWC). Restigouche Co., Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8111°N, 65.9945°W ,, 17.VIII.2010, A. Fairweather & K. Vandenbroeck (1, NBM).

Collection and habitat data.

Conotrachelus posticatus larvae develop in acorns of several oak species ( Gibson 1964). Schoof (1942) reported that this species was associated with Quercus , Carya , Prunus , and Crataegus . Most specimens from New Brunswick were collected from Lindgren funnel traps in a red oak forest. A few individuals were swept from foliage in the understory. Adults were collected during May, June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

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