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Orchid weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2017

Jens Prena
Jens Prena*
Affiliation:
Mühlendamm 8a, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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1 Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected])
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Abstract

The study presents information about the taxonomy, natural history, and distribution of orchid weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canada. Native are Stethobaris ovata (LeConte, 1869) (=S. congermana Casey, 1892restored synonymy;=S. convergens Casey, 1920new synonymy), S. incompta Casey, 1892 (=S. commixta Blatchley, 1916 new synonymy), and S. sacajaweae Prena, new species, with all of them also being present in the adjacent temperate zone of the United States of America. Orchidophilus aterrimus (Waterhouse, 1874) and S. laevimargo (Champion, 1916) have been found on imported orchid cultivars but did not become established in natural habitats.

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Systematics & Morphology
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 149 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 38 - 47
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2017 

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