Conotrachelus recessus (Casey, 1910), new to Quebec

Species identification confirmed by RSA, 2015

Note.

This small Conotrachelus Dejean, 1835 was previously known in Canada only from Ontario (Bousquet et al. 2013). It is superficially similar to a Tychius Germar, 1817 sp. and was in fact originally described by Casey in the tribe Tychiini ( Curculioninae) as the type of the monobasic genus Loceptes Casey, 1910 (Schoof 1942). It can be separated from its congeners by its very small size (2.5 - 3.0mm), golden colored scales and recurved elytral setae. Available data on host plants are inconclusive.

Specimen data.

MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, 19VI2014 (0:00), attracted to UV + porch light, P. de Tonnancour (1, CPTO).