Bouchard, Patrice, Ph.D.

Research Scientist (Curator - Coleoptera Unit)

Contact Information:

960 Carling Ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6
Telephone: 613-759-7510
Fax: 613-759-1701
Email:

• patrice.bouchard@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• Curculionidae
• mealworm
• taxonomy
• insects
• Tenebrionidae
• identification
• evolution
• weevil
• beetles
• Coleoptera
• systematics
• entomology
• morphology

Current Projects:

• Develop Systematic Knowledge of Arthropod Pests, Beneficial Arthropods, and Environmentally Sensitive Arthropods
• Assess Interactions and Impacts Between Invasive Alien Species, Agricultural Practices and Arthropod Biodiversity
• Develop a National Arthropod Information system Through the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids & Nematodes, Provision of Expert Identification, Consultation & Training

Affiliations:

• Treasurer of the Entomological Society of Canada
• Chair of the Scientific Committee overseeing the publication Insects and Arachnids of Canada
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Biological Survey of Canada, Terrestrial Arthropods

Recent Publications:

2010:

• Matthews, E.G., Lawrence, J.F., Bouchard, P., Steiner, W.E.Jr., and ZlipiDski, S.A. (2010). "Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802.", in Beutel, R.G. and Leschen, R.A.B. (eds.) - Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Volume IV - Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Coleoptera, Beetles, Vol. 2: Systematics (Part 2), Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, Chapter 11.14., pp. 574-659.

2009:

• Bouchard, p. and Pollock, D.A. (2009). "Proposed conservation of the name Penthe Newman 1838 (Coleoptera: Tetratomidae: Penthinae) threatened by the discovery of an older available name.", Zootaxa, 1972, pp. 65-68.
• Bouchard, P., Grebennikov, V.V., Smith, A.B.T., and Douglas, H. (2009). "Biodiversity of Coleoptera.", in Foottit, R.G. and Adler, P.H. (eds.) - Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Blackwell Publishing, Chapter 11, pp. 265-301.
• Bousquet, Y., Heffern, D.J., Bouchard, P., and Nearns, E.H. (2009). "Catalogue of family-group names in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera).", Zootaxa, 2321, pp. 1-80.
• Engel, M.S. and Bouchard, p. (2009). "Case 3484: NOMIIDAE Gozis, 1875 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed emendation of spelling to NOMIUSIDAE, to remove the homonymy with NOMIINAE Robertson, 1904 (Insecta, Hymenoptera).", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 66(1), pp. 30-33.

2008:

• Bouchard, p. and Löbl, I. (2008). "Case 3401: Delognatha Lacordaire, 1859 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65(3), pp. 194-197.
• Bouchard, p. and Löbl, I. (2008). "New nomenclatorial and taxonomic acts, and comments. Tenebrionidae: Opatrini.", in Smetana, A. and Löbl, I. (eds.) - Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea, Vol. 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, pp. 39.
• Bouchard, P., Löbl, I., and Lillig, M. (2008). "Case 3443: Tentyria Latreille 1802 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Tentyria ligurica Solier, 1835 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65(2), pp. 110-113.
• Bright, D.E. and Bouchard, p. (Eds.) (2008), The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 25. The Weevils of Canada and Alaska: Vol. 2. The Broad-Nosed Weevils of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Entiminae)., NRC Research Press, 327 pages.
• Floate, K.D., Bouchard, P., Holroyd, G., Poulin, R.G., and Wellicome, T. (2008). "Does doramectin use on cattle indirectly affect burrowing owls?", Journal of Wildlife Management, 61(5), pp. 543-553. DOI: 10.2111/08-099.1
• Hopp, K.J., Ivie, M.A., Bouchard, P., Steiner, W.E.Jr., and Aalbu, R.L. (2008). "Case 3477: Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi, 1976 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Cyrtosoma inflatum Marcuzzi, 1976 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65(4, 20 December 2008).
• LeSage, L., Bouchard, P., and Goulet, H. (2008). "Leaf beetle diversity and abundance in two Quebec vineyards (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae).", Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 25(1), pp. 3-16.
• Löbl, I., Ando, K., Bouchard, P., Egorov, L.V., Iwan, D., Lillig, M., Masumoto, K., Merkl, O., Nabozhenko, M., Novák, V., Petterson, R., Schawaller, W., and Soldati, F. (2008). "Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802.", in Smetana, A. and Löbl, I. (eds.) - Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea, Vol. 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, pp. 105-352.
• Löbl, I., Bouchard, P., and Merkl, O. (2008). "New nomenclatorial and taxonomic acts, and comments. Family Tenebrionidae.", in Smetana, A. and Löbl, I. (eds.) - Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea, Vol. 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, pp. 39.
• Löbl, I., Bouchard, P., Merkl, O., and Iwan, D. (2008). "New nomenclatorial and taxonomic acts, and comments. Tenebrionidae.", in Smetana, A. and Löbl, I. (eds.) - Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea, Vol. 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, pp. 40-45.
• Majka, C.G., Bouchard, P., and Bousquet, Y. (2008). "Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada.", The Canadian Entomologist, 140(6), pp. 690-713.
• Matthews, E.G. and Bouchard, p. (Eds.) (2008), Tenebrionid Beetles of Australia: Descriptions of tribes, keys to genera, catalogue of species., Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 398 pages.
• Menke, A.S., Bouchard, P., and Buck, M. (2008). "Two Overlooked Family-Group Names in Sphecidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) and Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea).", Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110(3), pp. 816.
• Nabozhenko, M., Bouchard, P., and Löbl, I. (2008). "Case 3422: Helops Fabricius, 1775 (Insecta, Coleoptera, TENEBRIONIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Tenebrio caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65(1, 31 March 2008).
• Nabozhenko, M., Bouchard, P., and Löbl, I. (2008). "Helops Fabricius, 1775 (Insecta, Coleoptera, TENEBRIONIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Tenebrio caeruleus Linnaeus, 1758 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 65(1), pp. 27-30.

2007:

• Bouchard, P., Löbl, I., and Merkl, O. (2007). "Nomenclatural Notes on Tenebrionid Beetles of The Palaearctic Region (Insecta: Coleoptera).", Annales Zoologici, 57(3), pp. 385-394.
• Dosdall, L.M., Ulmer, B.J., and Bouchard, p. (2007). "Life History, Larval Morphology, and Nearctic Distribution of Ceutorhynchus subpubescens (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).", Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 100(2), pp. 178-186.

2006:

• Bouchard, P., Wheeler, T.A., and Goulet, H. (2006). "Ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from alvar habitats in Ontario.", Journal of Entomological the Society of Ontario, 136, pp. 3-23.
• Gillespie, D.R., Mason, P.G., Dosdall, L.M., Bouchard, P., and Gibson, G.A.p. (2006). "The importance of long-term research in classical biological control: a follow-up analysis of a classical biological control release against the cabbage seedpod weevil in North America.", Journal of Applied Entomology, 130, pp. 401-409.

2005:

• Bouchard, P., Brooks, D.R., and Yeates, D.K. (2005). "Mosaic Macroevolution in Australian Wet Tropics Arthropods: Community Assemblage by Taxon Pulses.", in Bermingham, E., Dick, C. W., and Moritz, C. (eds.) - Tropical Rain Forests: Past, Present and Future, University of Chicago Press, Chapter 21, pp. 425-469.
• Bouchard, P., Lawrence, J.F., Davies, A.E., and Newton, A.F. (2005). "Synoptic classification of the world Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) with a review of family-group names.", Annales Zoologici, 55(4), pp. 499-530.
• Bouchard, P., LeSage, L., Goulet, H., Bostanian, N.J., Vincent, C., Zmudzinska, A., and Lasnier, J. (2005). "Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) Diversity and Abundance in Two Quebec Vineyards.", Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98(4), pp. 565-574.
• Fisher, P., Fraser, H., MacKenzie, K.C., Tolman, J.H., Sawinski, T.A., and Bouchard, p. (2005). "Root weevils in Ontario strawberry fields.", Hort Matters, 5(6), pp. 7-8.
• Matthews, E.G. and Bouchard, p. (2005). "Australian Faunal Directory. Checklist for Tenebrionidae Coleoptera.", Australia: Australian Government.