Dendrophilus punctatus (Herbst, 1792)

Webster, Reginald P., Makepeace, Scott, DeMerchant, Ian & Sweeney, Jon D., 2012, New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Histeridae, ZooKeys 179, pp. 11-26 : 15

Dendrophilus punctatus (Herbst, 1792) Map 7

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Elm Hill, 45.7140°N, 66.1315°W, 27.VI.2007, S. Makepeace & R. Webster, in barred owl nest with chicks in a natural cavity in a red oak (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

In Europe, this species was frequently found in bird nests, granaries, and mills ( Hinton 1945). In Canada, most records of this species were from tree cavities in deciduous trees ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006). The specimen from New Brunswick was taken from the nest material of a barred owl in a tree cavity in a red oak ( Quercus rubra L.) during late June.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006). This adventive species is now widespread in North America ( Bousquet and Laplante 2006).