Leptusa gatineauensis Klimaszewski & Pelletier, 2004

Webster, Reginald P., Klimaszewski, Jan, Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, and an addition to the fauna of Quebec, Canada: Aleocharinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 83-118 : 92

Leptusa gatineauensis Klimaszewski & Pelletier, 2004 Map 16 illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. (2004)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, "Bell Forest", 46.2200°N, 67.7230°W, 20-26.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, rich Appalachian hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, RWC). Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A., 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 13-25.V.2011, 25.V-7.VI.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (3 ♂, RWC). Sunbury Co., Acadia Research Forest, 45.9866°N, 66.3841°W, 9-16.VI.2009, M.-A. Giguère & R. Webster mature (110-year-old) red spruce forest with scattered red maple and balsam fir, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♀, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy, off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 10-26.V.2010, 4-16.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, coll., old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (1 ♂, 2 ♀, LFC, RWC); 16 km W of Tracy, off Rt. 645, 45.6855°N, 66.8847°W, 18.V-2.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, coll., old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The specimens from New Brunswick were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old red pine forest, a mature (110-year-old) red spruce forest, an old red oak forest, and a rich Appalachian hardwood forest. Elsewhere, adults were captured in deciduous and mature red spruce-hemlock forests; some specimens were captured on Polyporus betulinus (Bull.) Fries) ( Klimaszewski et al. 2004). Adults were collected during May and June in both New Brunswick and Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia ( McLean et al. 2009).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, ON, QC, NB, NS,NL ( Klimaszewski et al. 2004; Gouix and Klimaszewski 2007; McLean et al. 2009).

Figures

Map 16. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Leptusa gatineauensis.