DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15136102
title: Table 2 in DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera)

description: Table 2. Summary of the original distribution, habitats, and possible pest status of the adventive species.
FamilySpeciesOriginal distributionHabitatPossible pest statusCantharidaeMalthodes pumilusPalaearcticDry meadows, warm forest edges, larvae probably in dead wood as predators-ChrysomelidaeChaetocnema hortensisPalaearcticOn various species of PoaceaeRecorded as a minor pest of wheat and barley in EuropeLongitarsus lewisiiPalaearcticOn Plantago spp., especially P. major-Lythraria salicariaePalaearcticIn wetlands on Lysimachia spp.-CiidaeCis boletiPalaearcticOn polypore fungi, mainly Trametes spp.-Cis glabratusPalaearcticOn polypore fungi, main host: Fomitopsis pinicola-ClambidaeCalyptomerus dubiusPalaearcticIn decaying plant material-Clambus simsoniAustralianIn decaying plant material-CoccinellidaeChilocorus renipustulatusPalaearcticDeciduous forests, feeds on scale insects-Scymnus rubromaculatusPalaearcticDry, warm habitats, mainly found on Brassicaceae, feeds on aphids-CorylophidaeOrthoperus corticalisPalaearcticDeciduous forests, in fungus-infested dead wood-CurculionidaeNotaris scirpiPalaearcticOn Scirpus and Carex in various wet habitats-Exomias trichopterusPalaearcticEurytopic, polyphagous, often found in orchards and gardensPotential pest of berry crops. Recorded as a pest of strawberry, raspberry and black chokeberry in Europe.Ceutorhynchus inaffectatusPalaearcticOn Hesperis matronalis (also H. tristis in Europe)-Ambrosiodmus rubricollisPalaearcticAmbrosia feeder, polyphagousPotential pest of various deciduous and coniferous trees.DermestidaeAttagenus smirnoviAfrotropicalLarval development mainly (exclusively?) indoors in temperate areasPest of various organic materials of animal originErotylidaeCryptophilus obliteratusPalaearcticIn decaying plant material-Cryptophilus propinquusPalaearcticIn decaying plant material-HydrophilidaeCoelostoma orbicularePalaearcticAquatic, mainly in eutrophic ponds-LeiodidaeLeiodes politaPalaearcticEurytopic, in forests, heaths, gardens, etc., larval development probably in subterranean fungi-MycetophagidaeLitargus connexusPalaearcticIn deciduous and mixed forests in fungus-infested dead wood-NitidulidaeEpuraea unicolorPalaearcticDecaying and fermenting fruit, tree sap, fungal fruiting bodies, etc.-PhalacridaeOlibrus liquidusPalaearcticPrefers dry, warm habitats, larval development in flowers of Asteraceae, exact host plants preferences not known-StaphylinidaeAmischa decipiensPalaearcticEurytopic, in various, usually moist habitats-Atheta vagaPalaearcticEurytopic, in decaying organic material, often in bird nests-Myllaena infuscataPalaearcticAt margins of standing and running water-Bledius gallicusPalaearcticMoist soil at river banks, edges of fields, etc.-Carpelimus elongatulusPalaearcticVarious moist habitats-Lathrobium geminumPalaearcticMoist, open habitats-Lathrobium lineatocollePalaearcticRiparian habitats and wet meadows-Medon apicalisPalaearcticExact breeding habitat unknown, collected from various habitats-StaphylinidaeMedon ripicolaPalaearcticUnknown, possibly deep litter or mammal burrowsPseudomedon obscurellusPalaearcticWetlands, in decaying organic matterBibloplectus minutissimusPalaearcticCollected in flood debris and along river banks in Europe, exact microhabitat unknownScydmaenus rufusPalaearcticEurytopic, found in forest edges, parks, gardens, floodplains and fieldsScydmoraphes minutusPalaearcticAssociated with antsStenichnus collarisPalaearcticVarious moist habitatsStenichnus scutellarisPalaearcticForests, forest edges, gardensMycetoporus reicheiPalaearcticEurytopic, in various terrestrial habitatsTachyporus atricepsPalaearcticEurytopic, mainly in disturbed habitats in CanadaThroscidaeTrixagus carinifronsPalaearcticPrefers dry, warm habitats, larval development probably in soil on fungi (possibly mycorrhizal fungi)Trixagus meybohmiPalaearcticLarval development probably in soil on fungi (possibly mycorrhizal fungi)
description: Published as part of Pentinsaari, Mikko, Anderson, Robert, Borowiec, Lech, Bouchard, Patrice, Brunke, Adam, Douglas, Hume, Smith, Andrew B. T. & Hebert, Paul D. N., 2019, DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera), pp. 53 in ZooKeys 894 on page 53, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.894.37862