Scierus annectans LeConte

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 : 366

Scierus annectans LeConte Map 55

Material examined.

Additional New Brunswick records, Restigouche, Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9030°N, 68.3503°W, 31. V– 15.VI.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth northern hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, NBM, RWC); same locality and collectors but 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 31. V– 15.VI.2011, old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel traps (10, AFC, NBM, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This species was captured during June in Lindgren funnel traps in an old-growth northern hardwood forest and an old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest. Hosts in eastern Canada include Picea glauca and other Picea spp. ( Wood and Bright 1992).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AK, NT, BC, AB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF ( Bright 1976; McNamara 1991d; Wood and Bright 1992). Although Wood and Bright (1992) reported this species as occurring in New Brunswick, Majka et al. (2007b) did not list this species for the province. The above records confirm the presence of this species in New Brunswick.