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Byturidae
M. pumila (LeConte)
M. villosa (Zimmermann)
Genus CORTICARINA Reitter
C. alberta (Fall)
C. cavicollis (Mannerheim)
C. exigua (Mannerheim)
C. fuscula (Gyllenhal)
americana auct. amer.
compt(r (LeConte)
expansa (LeConte)
grata (LeConte)
C. herbivagans (LeConte)
leuis (LeConte)
similata a:uct.
_BC_ON
_BC
AB
-BC-ONPQ-NS
AK
AK l'K NT BC
_BC
MB ON PQ
Genus CORTINICARA Johnson
C. gibbosa (Herbst)t
Genus CORTILENA Motschulsky
C. picta (LeConte)
_BCABSKMBONPQNBNS
-oNPQNBNS
Family BIPI{YLLIDAE false skin beetles
J.M. Campbell
Only four species of Biphyllidae are known to This family is poorly known taxonomically, and
occur in North America, one of which, Diplocoelus the North American species have not been revised.
brunneus, is found in eastern Canada. Little is
known about the habits of this species; adults are ON (1);PQ (1);NB (1)
found in fungus or under bark.
Genus DIPLOCOELUS Gu6rin-M6neville
Marginus LeConte
Tlibe Biphyllini
D. brunneus (LeConte) - oN PQ NB
Family BYTURIDAE fouitworm beetles
J.M. Campbell
Two species of Byturidae are found in North sion by Springer and Goodrich (1983) of the North
America of which one, Byturus unicolor, the rasp- American species of the family recognized only one,
berry fruitworm, is common and widely distributed somewhat variable species.
across Canada. Adults ofthis species feed on leaves
and flowers, and the larvae feed on the receptacle of
the red raspberry, Rubus idaeus.
Byturus unicolor has been known under a vari- aK (1); yK (1); NT (1); BC (1); AB (1); SK (1); MB
ety of Latin and common names, but a recent revi- (1); ON (1); PQ (1); NB (1);NS (1);NF (1)
Genus BYTURUS Latreille
Horticola Lindemann
Tribe Byturini
B. unicolor Say AK YK NT BC AB SK MB ON PQ NB NS NF
americanus Gemminger & Harold
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