Anisandrus obesus (LeConte, 1868)

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 : 367-369

Anisandrus obesus (LeConte, 1868) Map 62

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 12-19.VI.2008, 19-27.VI.2008, 9-14.V.2009, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (6, AFC, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake PNA, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 24. IV– 5.V.2009, 5-12.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (13, AFC, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Forest Experiment Station, 30.VI.1999, (no collector given), pitfall trap survey, collection site 2, Strip (2, AFC); Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 8-13.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, red spruce forest with red maple and balsam fir, Lindgren funnel traps (10, AFC, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 11-19.V.2009, 19-25.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (7, AFC, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Hosts of this species include Fagus grandifolia , Populus tremuloides , and Quercus spp. ( Bright 1976; Wood 1982). In New Brunswick, most adults were captured during May and June in Lindgren funnel traps in hardwood forests, red oak forests, red spruce forests with red maple, and an old red pine forest.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Bright 1976; McNamara 1991d; Majka et al. 2007c).