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Nitidulidae and Kateretidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of the Maritime provinces of Canada. I. New records from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Christopher G. Majka  and
Andrew R. Cline
Christopher G. Majka*
Affiliation:
Nova Scotia Museum of National History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6
Andrew R. Cline
Affiliation:
California Department of Food and Agriculture, Plant Pest Diagnostics Laboratory, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, California 95832-1448, United States of America
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca).
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Abstract

The Nitidulidae and Kateretidae of the Maritime provinces of Canada are surveyed. Forty-eight species are now known to occur in the region. Twenty-six are newly recorded in Nova Scotia and nine are newly recorded on Prince Edward Island. One Palearctic species, Soronia grisea (L.), is reported for only the second time in North America. Six other nonnative species have been intercepted. One new synonym, Glischrochilus sanguinolentussanguinolentus (Olivier, 1790) (= Glischrochilus sanguinolentusrubromaculatus (Reitter, 1873) syn. nov.), is designated. Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island appear to have a depauperate fauna, perhaps reflecting an island-related diminution of species, a comparative lack of collection effort, or a combination of both. An examination of the Nova Scotia fauna indicates several distribution patterns within the province. Introduced species constitute a sizeable component of the region's fauna, with four new introductions being reported here.

Résumé

Cet article examine le Nitidulidae et le Kateretidae des provinces maritimes du Canada. Jusqu'à présent, on a dénoté la présence de 48 espèces dans la région. Vingt-six espèces sont nouvellement recensées en Nouvelle-Écosse et neuf à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Une espèce paléarctique, le Soronia grisea (L.), a été rapportée pour seulement la deuxième fois en Amérique du Nord. On a identifié six autres espèces non indigènes. On désigne un nouveau synonyme, Glischrochilus sanguinolentussanguinolentus (Olivier, 1790) (= Glischrochilus sanguino lentusrubromaculatus (Reitter, 1873) syn. nov.). Le Cap Breton et l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard semblent avoir une faune appauvrie, dont la diminution des espèces pourrait être attribuable aux fait que ces territoires sont des îles, à un manque d'échantillonnage une fois comparé à d'autres régions, ou à un mélange des deux. Un examen de la faune de la Nouvelle-Écosse présente plusieurs modèles de distribution à travers la province. Les espèces présentées, dont quatre nouvellement rapportées, constituent un important composant de la faune de la région.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 138 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 314 - 332
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2006

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