Bouchard, Patrice, Ph.D.
Research Scientist (Curator - Coleoptera Unit)
Contact Information:
960 Carling Avenue
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:
- Co-editor of scientific journal Zoological Bibliography
- Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa
- Entomological Society of Ontario representative on the Board of Directors for the Entomological Society of Canada
- Subject Editor for the scientific journal ZooKeys
- Subject Editor for the scientific journal The Canadian Entomologist
- Chair of the Finance Committee of the Entomological Society of Canada
- Director of the Biological Survey of Canada
- Treasurer of the Biological Survey of Canada
- Chair of the Grants Committee of the CanaColl Foundation
Research publications
2019
- Brunke, A.J., Bouchard, P., Douglas, H.B. and Pentinsaari, M. 2019. Coleoptera of Canada. In: Langor, D.W., Sheffield, C.S. (Eds) The Biota of Canada – A biodiversity assessment. Part 1: the terrestrial arthropods. ZooKeys 819: 361-376.
2015
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., and Campbell, J.M. (2015). "Catalogue of genus-group names in alleculinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).", Coleopterists Bulletin, 69(mo4), pp. 131-151. doi : 10.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.131
2014
- Bouchard, P. (2014). The book of beetles: A life-size guide to six hundred of nature’s gems. (with contributions from Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Carlton, C., Chamorro, M.L., Escalona, H.E., Evans, A.V., Konstantinov, A., Leschen, R.A.B., Le Tirant, S. and Lingafelter, S.W.). (Book)
- Bouchard, P. and Smith, A.D. (2014). Proceedings of the Third International Tenebrionoidea Symposium., USA: ZooKeys. (Book)
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P. (2014). Review of the species of Paratenetus Spinola inhabiting America, north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae),(415 SPEC. ISSUE), 23-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.415.6524
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., and Bologna, M.A. (2014). "Case 3657: STENODERINI Selander, 1991 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed emendation of spelling to STENODERAINI to remove homonymy with STENODERINI Pascoe, 1867 (Insecta, Coleoptera); and STENODERINI Pascoe, 1867: proposed precedence over SYLLITINI Thomson, 1864.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 71(3), pp. 158-161.
- Hopp, K.J., Ivie, M.A., Bouchard, P., Steiner, W.E., and Aalbu, R.L. (2014). "Case 3477: Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi, 1976 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed establishment of availability and designation of Cyrtosoma inflatum Marcuzzi, 1976 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 70(4), pp. 230-233.
- Kergoat, G.J., Bouchard, P., Clamens, A.L., Abbate, J.L., Jourdan, H., Jabbour-Zahab, R., Genson, G., Soldati, L., Condamine, F.L. (2014). Cretaceous environmental changes led to high extinction rates in a hyperdiverse beetle family, 14(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-014-0220-1
- Kergoat, G.J., Soldati, L., Clamens, A.L., Jourdan, H., Jabbour-Zahab, R., Genson, G., Bouchard, P., Condamine, F.L. (2014). Higher level molecular phylogeny of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), 39(3), 486-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/syen.12065
- Mason, P.G., Miall, J.H., Bouchard, P., Brauner, A., Gillespie, D.R., Gibson, G.A.P. (2014). The parasitoid communities associated with Ceutorhynchus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ontario and Québec, Canada, 146(2), 224-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/tce.2013.65
2013
- Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Kubáň, V., and Bílý, S. (2013). "Case 3615: Polybothris Dupont, 1833 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation as the correct original spelling.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 70(1), pp. 19-21.
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P. (2013). The genera in the second catalogue (1833-1836) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection, 282 1-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.282.4401
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P. (2013). The genera in the third catalogue (1836-1837) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection, 282 221-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.282.4402
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., Davies, A.E., Sikes, D.S. (2013). Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition, 360 1-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.360.4742
- Douglas, H., Bouchard, P., Anderson, R.S., de Tonnancour, P., Vigneault, R., Webster, R.P. (2013). New Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) records for Canada, 309 13-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.309.4667
2012
- Bouchard, P., Gagnier, D.L., and Hunt, D.W.A. (2012). "Cercopeus schwarzi Sleeper, 1955 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) new to Canada.", Coleopterists Bulletin, 66(2), pp. 116-117. doi : 10.1649/072.066.0204
- Nabozhenko, M.V., Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P. (2012). Nomenclatural notes on the species recorded and described under the name "helops gracilis" (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), 62(4), 725-731. http://dx.doi.org/10.3161/000345412X659777
- Webster, R.P., Sweeney, J.D., DeMerchant, I., Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y. (2012). New Coleoptera records from New Brunswick, Canada: Tenebrionidae and Zopheridae, 179(SPL.ISS.), 257-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.179.2465
2011
- Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A., Smith, A.B.T. (2011). Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), 88(SPEC. ISSUE), 1-972. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.88.807
- Mason, P.G., Miall, J.H., Bouchard, P., Gillespie, D.R., Broadbent, A.B., Gibson, G.A.P. (2011). The parasitoid communities associated with an invasive canola pest, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, 143(5), 524-537. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n11-041
2010
- Bousquet, Y. and Bouchard, P. (2010). "Case 3513: Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 67(2), pp. 140-144.
- Bousquet, Y., Bouchard, P., and Lord, N.P. (2010). "Case 3517: Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed precedence over Corticariidae Curtis, 1829; and Corticaria Marsham, 1802: proposed conservation of usage by designation of Corticaria ferruginea Marsham, 1802 as the type species.", Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 67(2), pp. 145-150.
- Klimaszewski, J., Langor, D.W., Majka, C.G., Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., LeSage, L., Smetana, A., Sylvestre, P., Pelletier, G., Davies, A.E., DesRochers, P., Goulet, H., Webster, R.P., and Sweeney, J. (Eds.) (2010). Review of Adventive Species of Coleoptera (insecta) Recorded from Eastern Canada (Pensoft Series Faunistica)., Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria. (Book)
- Matthews, E.G., Lawrence, J.F., Bouchard, P., Steiner, W.E.Jr., and Ślipiński, S.A. (2010). "Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802.", in Beutel, R.G., Leschen, R.A.B., and Lawrence, J.F. (eds.) - Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Vol. IV - Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Coleoptera, Beetles. Vol. 2: Systematics (Part 2), Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co., Berlin/New York, 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, Wiley - Blackwell, 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.
Other science related publications
2019
- Bouchard, P. 2019. Weapons and other exaggerated structures in darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Joint Meeting of the Acadian Entomological Society, Entomological Society of Canada and Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. Fredericton, New Brunswick. August 18–21. Oral presentation.
2015
- Bouchard, P. (2015). "Changes in the Canadian Coleoptera fauna over the last 35 years: overall patterns and future challenges. Symposium: Canada and its insect fauna: 35 years later.", 2015 Entomological Society of America, Montréal, QC, Canada, November 8-11, 2015.
- Bouchard, P. (2015). "Entomological research in support of Canadian agriculture: addressing the “known unknowns”.", Invited oral presentation at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC’s Science Days on Biodiversity, Bioresources and Collections, December 2, 2015. (Presentation)
- Bouchard, P. and Saeidi, M. (2015). "An automated, user-friendly tool to generate high resolution 3d images of pinned insect specimens. Symposium: Entomology museums in Canada: Status, concerns, and potential.", 2015 Entomological Society of America, Montréal, QC, Canada, November 8-11, 2015.
2014
- Bouchard, P., Bilodeau, G.J., Abbott, C.L., Foottit, R.G., Rott, M., Lewis, C.T., Macklin, J.A., Neuspiel, M., Esber, P., Sharpe, A.G., Lévesque, A., and Lévesque, C.A. (2014). "Development of novel genomics tools for the rapid detection of quarantine and invasive species in Canada: A new inter-departmental approach to address a complex problem.", Global Summit on Regulatory Science (GSRS14), Montreal, Canada, August 21-22, 2014, Invited poster presentation. (Poster)
- Bouchard, P., Lévesque, A., and Lévesque, C.A. (2014). "Applications of DNA barcoding for the identification and monitoring of quarantine and invasive organisms: a new multi-departmental approach from the Government of Canada.", Informal meeting with International Barcode of Life (iBOL) and the Government of Canada at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada, May 1, 2014. (Presentation)
- Bouchard, P., Lévesque, A., and Lévesque, C.A. (2014). "The GRDI shared-priorities project on Quarantine and Invasive Species: scientific context and overall goals.", CFIA’s Plant Research Seminar Series, Ottawa, Canada, April 9, 2014, Invited oral presentation.
- Bouchard, P., Mullineux, S.-T., Lewis, C.T., Kandalaft, I., Maw, H.E.L., Humble, L.H., and Foottit, R.G. (2014). "Rapid detection of quarantine and invasive species using Next Generation Sequencing technologies.", Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies of Canada and Saskatchewan. Symposium: Arthropod “omics” – Impact on Management., Saskatoon, Canada, September 26-October 1, 2014, Oral presentation.
- Smith, A.D., Aalbu, R.L., and Bouchard, P. (2014). "Third international Tenebrionoidea symposium (Editorial).", ZooKeys(415 Spec. issue), pp. 1-8.
2012
- Mason, P.G., Haye, T., Gillespie, D.R., Miall, J.H., Gibson, G.A.P., Dosdall, L.M., Kuhlmann, U., and Bouchard, P. (2012). "Risk assessment of biocontrol agents: the case of cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus.", Entomological Society of Canada 62nd and Entomological Society of Alberta 60th joint Annual Meeting, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, Edmonton, AB, Canada, November 4-7, 2012, #126. (Abstract)
- Mason, P.G., Haye, T., Gillespie, D.R., Miall, J.H., Gibson, G.A.P., Kuhlmann, U., and Bouchard, P. (2012). "Environmental risk assessment of biological control agents in Canada: the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, case study.", 24th International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2012) and International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC) Global Symposium, Daegu, South Korea, August 19-25, 2012. (Presentation)
2011
- Bouchard, P. (2011). "Biggest bugs (life-size!). Beccaloni, G. 2010. 84 pp. Natural History Museum, London. ISBN 9781554076994. (Book Review).", Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada, 43(2), pp. 86-87.
- Bouchard, P. and Bousquet, Y. (2011). "Tenebrionidae of Canada and Alaska.", 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV, USA, November 13-16, 2011. (Presentation)
- Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., and Smith, A.B.T. (2011). "Towards a complete list of family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta) with comments on dates of publication.", Special meeting of the Society for the History of Natural History, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and the Linnean Society of London: Anchoring Biodiversity Information: From Sherborn to the 21st century and beyond, The Natural History Museum, London, UK, October 28, 2011. (Poster)
2010
- Bouchard, P. (2010). "Methods for catching beetles. Aguilar Julio, C. 2010. Naturalia Scientific Collection, Montevideo, Uruguay. 303 pp. ISBN 978-9974-98-133-1. (Book Review).", Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada, 43(3), pp. 148-149.
2009
- MacKenzie, K.C. and Bouchard, P. (2009). "Monitoring for Root Weevils (Curculionidae, Entiminae) in Atlantic Canadian Strawberry.", 69th Annual Meeting of the Acadian Entomological Society, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL, Canada, August 2-4, 2009, pp. 10. (Abstract)
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