Abstract
Axinotarsus pulicarius (F.), a soft-winged flower beetle native to the Palearctic Region, is newly reported from North America. More than 100 specimens were swept from vegetation, mostly from flower heads of velvetgrass, Holcus lanatus L., in Delta (Tsawwassen), British Columbia, Canada, in 2010 and 2011. This is the first record of the genus and species in the New World.
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