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OCCURRENCE OF THE DEPRESSED FLOUR BEETLE, PALORUS SUBDEPRESSUS (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE), IN CANADA1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

L. B. Smith
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Winnipeg

Extract

The depressed flour beetle, Palorus subdepressus (Wollaston), was found in southern Manitoba during a survey of the insect fauna of hog barns in April 1974. This is the first record for this species in Canada. Adults and larvae were obtained from residues of coarsely ground feed on the floor of the hog pens. Dr. E. C. Becker of the Biosystematics Research Institute, Ottawa, kindly confirmed the identification of the adults and two specimens were retained for the Canadian National Collection. A culture has been established at the Research Station, Winnipeg.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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