The aenictopecheine bug Boreostolus americanus is reported from British Columbia. This represents the first record of the family Aenictopecheidae in Canada.
The family Aenictopecheidae, subfamily Aenictopecheinae, tribe Gamostolini, the genus Boreostolus, and the species B. americanus are diagnosed. Photographs of B. americanus are provided.