Quedius (Raphirus) fulvicollis (Stephens, 1833)**

Webster, Reginald P., Smetana, Ales, 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: Staphylininae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 293-348 : 311-312

Quedius (Raphirus) fulvicollis (Stephens, 1833)** Map 25

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., 45.8176°N, 64.7800°W, 6.VII.2011, R. P. Webster, old hardwood forest (sugar maple and beech), in mossy seepage area with Carex , sifting moss and grass litter (2 ♂, 1♀, NBM, RWC). Restigouche Co., 7.5 km S of Saint Arthur, 47.8283°N, 66.7654°W, 14.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, old-growth eastern white cedar forest, in moist leaves at base of large white birch (1 ♂, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 19.V.2005, R. P. Webster, alder swamp, in moist leaf litter near small (slow flowing) brook (1 ♂, RWC); Mazerolle Settlement, 45.8717°N, 66.8273°W, 28.IV.2006, R. P. Webster, eastern white cedar swamp, in moss and leaf litter near brook (1 ♀, RWC); 8 km NW of Magundy, 45.8712°N, 67.2221°W, 8.VII.2006, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, margin of small cold (spring-fed) brook among sedges (1 ♂, 2 ♀, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Adults of this species occur in moist moss, sphagnum, deciduous leaf litter, and mixed forest litter in various wet biotypes such as small stream margins, lake margins, and wet areas in forests ( Smetana 1971a, 1973, 1976). In New Brunswick, most specimens were found in moist leaf litter, moss, or among sedges near small brooks in alder swamps, eastern white cedar forests, and hardwood forests. Adults were collected during April, May, June, and July.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AK, YT, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, NF ( Smetana 1971a, 1973, 1976).

Figures

Map 26. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Quedius simulator.