Oxypoda gnara Casey, 1911

Webster, Reginald, Klimaszewski, Jan, Pelletier, Georges & Savard, Karine, 2009, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada. I. Aleocharinae, ZooKeys 22 (22), pp. 171-248 : 194-195

Oxypoda gnara Casey, 1911

Fig 18, Map 18

New Records. CANADA, New Brunswick, York Co., Slagundy Dry Ponds, 45.8596°N, 67.1849°W, 8.VII.2006 (5 ♁, 5 ♀, 2 sex undetermined, RWC).

Map Į8. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxypoda gnara .

Bionomic Notes. Oxypoda gnara was collected from moist leaves along the margin of a large (35 m x 15 m) vernal pond in a mixed forest. Th is pond usually dries up completely by mid-July during most years, but was full when the adults were collected in July 2006 due to heavy rains. Nothing was previously known about the bionomics of this species. Collection method: sifting.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB (Klimaszewski et al. 2006; Gouix and Klimaszewski 2007).