First record of adventive species Micromus variegatus (Fabricius) from eastern Canada (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae)

By

Klimaszewski, Jan
LeSage, Laurent 1946-2015
Savard, Karine

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2009

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

27

Pages

1-6

Subjects

adventive species , Canada , Micromus , Neuroptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.27.220

 

Abstract

An adventive Palaearctic species, Micromus variegatus (Fabricius) (Neuroptera, Hemerobiidae), is reported as new to Québec, eastern Canada. It was recorded for the first time from North America in 1988, from Galiano Island, of the coast of southwestern British Columbia. The present records confirm the occurrence of this species in eastern Canada, which constitutes the second known introduction of M. variegatus into North America.