Hadroplontus litura (Fabricius, 1775), new to Quebec

Tonnancour, Pierre de, Anderson, Robert S., Bouchard, Patrice, Chantal, Claude, Dumont, Stephane & Vigneault, Robert, 2017, New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Quebec, Canada, ZooKeys 681, pp. 95-117 : 101

Hadroplontus litura (Fabricius, 1775), new to Quebec

Species identification confirmed by RSA, 2016.

Note.

This Palaearctic species has been introduced in various parts of North America as a biological control agent against Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. ( Asteraceae ) ( McClay et al. 2002), an invasive plant also of Palaearctic origin. It was previously known in Canada from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nova Scotia ( Bousquet et al. 2013). All specimens reported herein were beaten from Canada thistle.

Specimen data.

Montreal, Parc Zotique-Racicot (45.5427, 73.6903), beaten from Cirsium arvense , P. de Tonnancour and/or S. Dumont, 8VII2015 (13:00) (17, CPTO; 4, CSDU); 9VII2015 (3, CMNC; 3, CNCI; 2, CSDU); 10VII2015 (4, CCCH); 12VII2015 (16:00) (5, CPTO); 14VII2015 (15:00) (6, CPTO); 26VII2015 (2, CMNC; 2, CNCI; 2, CSDU); 25VIII2015 (1, CSDU); 01IX2015 (13:00) (1, CRVI); same except: (45.5426, 73.69O2), 28VI2016 (13:00) (7, CPTO; 2, CSDU); 30VI2016 (4, CCCH; 4 CPTO; 2, CSDU); same except: 4VII2016 (6, CSDU); MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Ville de l’Île-Perrot, 11VII2016 (15:00), beaten from Cirsium arvense , P. de Tonnancour (1, CPTO); MRC Laval, Laval (45.5819, -73.8206), 20VII2016 (14:00), beaten from flowering Cirsium arvense , P. de Tonnancour (15, CPTO); Montreal, Parc Zotique-Racicot (45.5427, -73.6903), 26VII2016, beaten from Cirsium arvense , S. Dumont (2, CSDU); same except: 28VII2016 (4, CSDU); MRC Laval, Laval (45.5819, 73.8206), 17IX2016, beaten from flowering Cirsium arvense , P. de Tonnancour (5, CPTO).