Adventive Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: further contributions Majka, Christopher Klimaszewski, Jan ZooKeys 2008 2008-09-04 2 2 151 174 54YDC (Gravenhorst, 1802) Gravenhorst 1802 [140,520,1046,1073] Insecta Staphylinidae Tasgius Animalia Coleoptera 12 163 Arthropoda species ater     NEW BRUNSWICK: Westmoreland Co.: Salisbury, 1.VII.1949, E.A.E., (1, NSAC).   NOVA SCOTIA: Annapolis Co.:Bridgetown, 17.IX.1913, G.E. Saunders, (1, NSAC).   Majka and Klimaszewski (2008)reported the detection of  T. aterin the MaritimeProvinces (Nova Scotia) in 1938. Th e above record from 1913, however establishes its presence in the region at least 25 years earlier. Similarly, the earliest record from New Brunswick was 1978 ( Majka and Klimaszewski 2008) but the above record from Salisbury establishes its presence in 1949. It was first recorded in North America by Gravenhorst (1802).  Tasgius ateris found throughout Europe, Russia, and North Africa east to Syriaand Iran( Herman 2001; Smetana 2004) and occurs beneath stones and wood near water ( Downie and Arnett 1996). 2609038547 [140,1108,1116,1143] 12 163 2609038552 [140,1108,1152,1178] 12 163