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New records of Melyridae (Coleoptera) from the Maritime Provinces of Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Christopher G. Majka
Christopher G. Majka
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Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (e-mail: [email protected])
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The Melyridae (soft-winged flower beetles) are a diverse, abundant, and widespread family of beetles found throughout the world, with more than 300 genera and 6000 species worldwide (Mayor 2002). Melyrids are particularly abundant in dry, temperate regions of the world. Mayor's (2002) synopsis of the North American fauna includes 58 genera and 520 species. Bright (1991) tabulates 49 species in 14 genera in the Canadian fauna. Only one species, the introduced Palearctic Malachius aeneus (L.), was reported for Atlantic Canada, with records in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 137 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 325 - 327
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2005

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