Pityophthorus biovalis Blackman, 1922

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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.179.2626

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scientific name

Pityophthorus biovalis Blackman, 1922
status

 

Pityophthorus biovalis Blackman, 1922 View in CoL Map 51

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., Neguac, emerged 18.VI.1969, (no collector given), ex. rust galls on Pinus banksiana collected on 26.V.1969 (2, AFC).

Collection and habitat data.

Most species of Pityopthorus in North America breed in twigs ( Drooz 1985). Hosts reported for Pityophthorus biovalis include Picea glauca , Picea rubens and Pinus strobus ( Wood 1982). The specimens from New Brunswick were reared from rust galls on jack pine ( Pinus banksiana Lamb.).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, NB, NS ( McNamara 1991d).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

SubFamily

Scolytinae

Tribe

Corythylini

Genus

Pityophthorus