Palaearctic seed beetle (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) new to North America, arrival, distribution, and autecology.

First North American records are presented for Frölich, 1799 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), as confirmed by morphology from multiple sites in Canada: British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec. Diagnostic information is presented for in North America. This insect is expected to reduce plant reproductive output in infested L.