Philonthus vulgatus Casey, 1915

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 : 328

Philonthus vulgatus Casey, 1915 Map 56

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Grand Lake near Scotchtown, 45.8762°N, 66.1816°W, 5.VI.2004, R. P. Webster, lakeshore, under drift material (1 ♀, RWC); same locality and collector, 9.VII.2006, oak maple forest near lakeshore, m.v. light (1 ♂, 3 ♀, RWC); Grand Lake at Flowers Cove, 46.0196°N, 66.0246°W, 26.VIII.2004, D. Sabine & R. Webster, lake margin, under drift material (1 ♀, RWC). Saint John Co., Musquash, 45.1856°N, 66.3402°W, 30.V.2006, R. P. Webster, Carex and cattail marsh, treading (1 ♂, RWC). Sunbury Co., Sheffield, Portobello Creek N.W.A., 45.8952°N, 66.2728°W, R. P. Webster, 18.VI.2004, silver maple swamp, u.v. light trap (2 ♂, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Philonthus vulgatus occurs in debris along margins of ponds, lakes, swamps, marshes, creeks, and rivers, in beaver lodges and muskrat nests, and it commonly comes to light ( Smetana 1995). In New Brunswick, adults were found under drift material along lake margins and at an ultraviolet light. Adults were collected during June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AK, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE, NF ( Smetana 1995; Brunke and Marshall 2011).

Figures

Map 55. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Philonthus umbrinoides.