Sphenophorus parvulus Gyllenhal, 1838
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E2A282B2-2D08-EF05-70A0-E82271ABEBEC |
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Sphenophorus parvulus Gyllenhal, 1838 |
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Sphenophorus parvulus Gyllenhal, 1838 View in CoL Map 9
Material examined.
New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 12.VII.2005, R. P. Webster, roadside, on pavement (1, RWC).
Collection and habitat data.
Sphenophorus parvulus (the bluegrass billbug) feeds on Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis L. and other grasses, and is an important turf pest in the United States ( Vaurie 1951; Tashiro and Personius 1970; Kindler and Kinbacher 1975; Kindler and Spomer 1986). The specimen from New Brunswick was found on the side of a residential street during July.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska.
ON, QC, NB, NS, ( McNamara 1991c; Majka et al. 2007c).
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Dryophthorinae |
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Sphenophorini |
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